AI agent industry report: the key numbers for September 2026
Four numbers for September 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 9 tracked sites. Tap one for the detail below.
1Every figure in one table
| Measure | Value | Period and basis |
|---|---|---|
| Search visits a month, all tracked sites, worldwide | 3,152,564 | September 2026; +112.7% year on year, +17.9% month on month |
| Search visits a month, United States | 252,917 | September 2026; +77.7% year on year |
| US share of worldwide search visits | 8% | September 2026 |
| Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands | 55,310 | September 2026; -26.5% against October 2025 |
| Brand-name searches a month, worldwide | 613,200 | September 2026; -38.9% against October 2025 |
| Searches a month for “ai agents”, US | 49,500 | Google Ads, 12-month average |
| Searches a month for “ai agents”, worldwide | 301,000 | Google Ads, 12-month average |
| Referring domains, all tracked sites | 42,531 | September 2026; first reading, no year-on-year figure yet |
| Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites | 98.6% | September 2026 |
| Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai agents”, US | 0 | September 2026; positions 1 to 10 |
| Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai agents”, US | 0 | September 2026; any position checked |
Measure
- Search visits a month, all tracked sites, worldwide
- Value
- 3,152,564
- Period and basis
- September 2026; +112.7% year on year, +17.9% month on month
- Search visits a month, United States
- Value
- 252,917
- Period and basis
- September 2026; +77.7% year on year
- US share of worldwide search visits
- Value
- 8%
- Period and basis
- September 2026
- Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands
- Value
- 55,310
- Period and basis
- September 2026; -26.5% against October 2025
- Brand-name searches a month, worldwide
- Value
- 613,200
- Period and basis
- September 2026; -38.9% against October 2025
- Searches a month for “ai agents”, US
- Value
- 49,500
- Period and basis
- Google Ads, 12-month average
- Searches a month for “ai agents”, worldwide
- Value
- 301,000
- Period and basis
- Google Ads, 12-month average
- Referring domains, all tracked sites
- Value
- 42,531
- Period and basis
- September 2026; first reading, no year-on-year figure yet
- Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites
- Value
- 98.6%
- Period and basis
- September 2026
- Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai agents”, US
- Value
- 0
- Period and basis
- September 2026; positions 1 to 10
- Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai agents”, US
- Value
- 0
- Period and basis
- September 2026; any position checked
Brand-name searches leave out Manus and Viktor: the name is shared with an ordinary word or another product.
2How many people visited
In plain words: These sites got more visits from Google than a year ago (+113%), and September 2026 was a better month than August 2026 (+18%). Manus, which takes 42.5% of all the visits, accounts for most of the rise (65% of it). Without it, visits would be up 47.5% on a year ago instead of up 112.7%. Genspark made most of the move in September 2026: it gained 409,870 of the market's 478,364 visits; without it, visits to the other sites rose 3.2% on August 2026.
WorldVisits a month to AI agent sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 113% above a year ago, and this is the highest month in two years. One site winning or losing a ranking can swing a single month a lot.
3How many people went looking
People typed a site’s name into Google 27% less often than in October 2025 (-27%). That is the loyalty number: nobody types a name by accident.
USSearches a month for the site names, United States
US searches a month for the counted brand names, summed. Google Ads data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
Miles explains
Name searches are the number I trust most. They are down 27%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows fewer people coming back on purpose.
4Where the visitors live
About 8 of every 100 visits come from the United States. Outside the US I measure 7 countries one by one; the largest is India.
USShare of visits that come from the US (%)
US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.
| Country | Search visits a month | Share of the measured countries |
|---|---|---|
| India | 515,851 | 57.7% |
| Brazil | 196,236 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 48,102 | 5.4% |
| Canada | 46,620 | 5.2% |
| Australia | 35,000 | 3.9% |
| Germany | 27,975 | 3.1% |
| France | 24,019 | 2.7% |
Country
- India
- Search visits a month
- 515,851
- Share of the measured countries
- 57.7%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 196,236
- Share of the measured countries
- 22%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 48,102
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.4%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 46,620
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.2%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 35,000
- Share of the measured countries
- 3.9%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 27,975
- Share of the measured countries
- 3.1%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 24,019
- Share of the measured countries
- 2.7%
Source: DataForSEO, September 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the biggest single market, but only about 8 in every 100 visits. India alone is 57.7% of the countries measured outside it.
5The most-visited sites
Manus gets the most visits, Skywork is the name people search for most, and no tracked site ranks on Google for “ai agents”. The five most-visited sites take 98.6% of all visits.
| By worldwide search visits | Visits a month |
|---|---|
 Manus | 1,339,480 |
 Genspark | 942,765 |
 Skywork | 686,669 |
 Flowith | 80,895 |
 Agnes AI | 58,399 |
 Sintra | 24,899 |
 MiniMax Agent | 11,889 |
 Viktor | 5,071 |
 AgentGPT | 2,497 |
By worldwide search visits
- Manus
- Visits a month
- 1,339,480
- Genspark
- Visits a month
- 942,765
- Skywork
- Visits a month
- 686,669
- Flowith
- Visits a month
- 80,895
- Agnes AI
- Visits a month
- 58,399
- Sintra
- Visits a month
- 24,899
- MiniMax Agent
- Visits a month
- 11,889
- Viktor
- Visits a month
- 5,071
- AgentGPT
- Visits a month
- 2,497
| By US brand-name searches | Searches a month |
|---|---|
| Skywork | 27,100 |
| Genspark | 18,100 |
| Sintra | 5,400 |
| Agnes AI | 1,900 |
| Flowith | 1,900 |
| MiniMax Agent | 590 |
| AgentGPT | 320 |
By US brand-name searches
- Skywork
- Searches a month
- 27,100
- Genspark
- Searches a month
- 18,100
- Sintra
- Searches a month
- 5,400
- Agnes AI
- Searches a month
- 1,900
- Flowith
- Searches a month
- 1,900
- MiniMax Agent
- Searches a month
- 590
- AgentGPT
- Searches a month
- 320
Miles explains
The five most-visited sites take 98.6% of all visits. When one of them gains or loses a big ranking, the whole market total moves with it.
6Who grew and who shrank
The fastest grower in a year was Skywork (+5233%); the steepest fall was at AgentGPT (-86%). Big swings are usually one site winning or losing one Google ranking.
| Growing | A year ago | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skywork | 12,875 | 686,669 | +5233% |
| Manus | 253,024 | 1,339,480 | +429% |
| Sintra | 17,561 | 24,899 | +42% |
Growing
- Skywork
- A year ago
- 12,875
- Now
- 686,669
- Change
- +5233%
- Manus
- A year ago
- 253,024
- Now
- 1,339,480
- Change
- +429%
- Sintra
- A year ago
- 17,561
- Now
- 24,899
- Change
- +42%
| Declining | A year ago | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgentGPT | 17,487 | 2,497 | -86% |
| Genspark | 1,177,980 | 942,765 | -20% |
Declining
- AgentGPT
- A year ago
- 17,487
- Now
- 2,497
- Change
- -86%
- Genspark
- A year ago
- 1,177,980
- Now
- 942,765
- Change
- -20%
Worldwide search visits, September 2026 against a year earlier; sites with at least 5,000 visits a year ago.