AI app builder statistics, September 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure 51 AI app builder sites with data from DataForSEO, Google Trends, Tranco and Ahrefs. They are the sites that rank on Google for "ai app builder" plus the most-visited AI app builder sites overall. In September 2026 they got about 5.8 million visits from Google, 27% more than a year ago.
Below: one short section per statistics page, starting with whether the market is growing. The tools I test are on the AI app builders page.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
AI app builder statistics: the key numbers for September 2026
Four numbers for September 2026, each counted over the month. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 51 AI app builder sites I track. Tap one for the details.
- Visits from Google5.8Mvisits+27% vs a year ago
- Google searches40.5Ksearchesfor "ai app builder"
- Most visited site1.1MvisitsReplit, 19% of all
- Expected in October5.7Mvisits-1% vs last month
- 5,752,713 Google visits went to the 51 AI app builder sites RankDude tracks in September 2026, 27% more than a year earlier.
- Growing: the AI app builder market is growing, but visits are down 6.4% over the last six months.
- 40,500 searches a month for “ai app builder” worldwide, 30% of them in the US (Google Ads, 12-month average).
- 19% of all visits go to Replit, the most-visited AI app builder; the five most-visited take 64.9%.
- 11.7% of visits come from the United States, followed by India, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
- 5,723,648 visits expected in October 2026, likely between 5.3M and 6.2M.
Source: DataForSEO, Google Ads and Google Trends, September 2026, compiled by RankDude.
Market demand
1Is the AI app builder market growing in 2026?
Growing, but visits are down 6.4% over the last six months.
Over two years, visits went from 5.8M in October 2024 to a high of 6.3M in February 2026, fell to 5.5M in July 2026, and recovered to 5.8M in September 2026. Five sites take 64.9% of visits, so one ranking change at the top moves the whole line.
- Visits, year on year
- +27%
- Visits, last six months
- -6%
- Name searches, US
- +22%
- Busiest month (2 years)
- February 2026, 6.3M visits
| Quarter | Visits from Google | Vs the quarter before |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17,015,161 | -1% |
| Q2 2026 | 17,199,699 | -7% |
| Q1 2026 | 18,470,943 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | 15,224,193 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | 13,516,145 | +8% |
| Q2 2025 | 12,471,974 | -14% |
Quarter
- Q3 2026
- Visits from Google
- 17,015,161
- Vs the quarter before
- -1%
- Q2 2026
- Visits from Google
- 17,199,699
- Vs the quarter before
- -7%
- Q1 2026
- Visits from Google
- 18,470,943
- Vs the quarter before
- +21%
- Q4 2025
- Visits from Google
- 15,224,193
- Vs the quarter before
- +13%
- Q3 2025
- Visits from Google
- 13,516,145
- Vs the quarter before
- +8%
- Q2 2025
- Visits from Google
- 12,471,974
- Vs the quarter before
- -14%
WorldVisits a month to AI app builder sites, worldwide
Miles explains
I only call a market growing when visits and name searches agree. Here visits are up and name searches are up, so they agree.
Search trends
2How many people search for AI app builders in 2026?
“ai app builder” is searched about 40,500 times a month worldwide, 30% of it in the US.
Google Trends barely registered “ai app builder” until July 2025; interest then climbed to its peak in August 2026. Americans make 30% of the searches but only 11.7% of the visits, because the big sites also draw heavily from India, Brazil and United Kingdom.
- Searches a month, US
- 12,100
- Google Trends now
- 39/100 +34%
- Five-year peak
- 62/100 in August 2026
WorldGoogle Trends interest in "ai app builder", worldwide (0–100)
Miles explains
Google Trends shows direction, not volume. Interest is higher than a year ago, and I only trust that when the visits move the same way.
Monthly analysis
3What changed in the AI app builder market in September 2026?
More visits than a year ago, more people searching by name, and the next six months look flat.
The fastest growers over the year, Base44, Emergent and v0, each grew several times over, usually from a small base. The losers, led by Budibase, lost most of their search visits (-88%).
- Visits vs August 2026
- -1%
- Biggest gain this month
- Vibecode +44%
- Biggest loss this month
- Dyad -43%
Growing fastest, year on year
Base44+4347%
Emergent+1664%
v0+491%
Falling fastest, year on year
Budibase-88%
Same-79%
Bravo Studio-77%
Miles explains
Huge percentages like Base44’s +4347% usually mean one site won a big Google ranking from a small start. I watch whether it holds the next month.
Monthly forecast
4What happens next for AI app builders?
I expect October 2026 to be about the same as September 2026, and the next six months to look flat.
The forecast carries the level of recent months forward, not the trend line, because that version missed least when tested on past months. October is usually a busier month than average for searches, but the calendar did not improve the forecast, so it is left out.
- Expected in October 2026
- 5,723,648 visits
- Likely range
- 5.3M to 6.2M
- Expected in April 2027
- 5.7M -1%
- Past forecasts in range
- 6 of 6 months
Visits from Google search to the tracked sites, a month. Hover or tap the chart for each month.
Miles explains
Read the range, not the single number: tested on the last 6 months, my method landed inside its range 6 times.
Industry report
5The most-visited AI app builder sites in 2026
The most visited is Replit, with 1.1 million visits a month, 19% of all visits.
Replit and Softr together hold 35% of all visits. Below the top five the market is long and thin: the other 46 sites share 35.1%.
- Top five sites
- 64.9% of all visits
- Visits from the US
- 11.7%
- Largest markets outside the US
- India, Brazil and United Kingdom
- Sites tracked
- 51
Most-visited AI app builder sites, September 2026
Replit19.3%
Softr15.8%
Lovable11.6%
FlutterFlow11.4%- Base446.8%
Share of all visits from Google. Traffic, not quality. 6 more listed tools are not measured here: they live on domains whose traffic is mostly another product.
Miles explains
Replit alone has 19% of all visits. That’s a big lead, but one Google update can close it fast.
Download the data
6Can I download the AI app builder data?
Yes. Every number on these pages comes from two CSV files, free to download.
Cite as: Miles Foster, “AI App Builder Statistics, September 2026”, RankDude, https://rankdude.ai/ai-app-builder/statistics
7AI app builder statistics: questions people ask
How many people use AI app builders?
The 51 AI app builder sites RankDude measures got about 5.8 million visits from Google in September 2026. That counts visits from Google search only, not every visit, so the real total is higher.
Is the AI app builder market growing?
Mixed. Visits are up 27% on a year ago. Over the last six months they are down 6.4%. Searches for the sites by name are 22% higher than a year ago. The forecast for October 2026 is about 5.7 million visits.
Which AI app builder is the most popular?
By visits from Google, Replit is the most visited, with about 1.1 million in September 2026, followed by Softr and Lovable. This measures traffic, not quality.
How many people search for "ai app builder"?
About 40,500 searches a month worldwide, about 12,100 of them in the US, on a 12-month average from Google Ads data.
Where do AI app builder users come from?
11.7% of visits come from the United States. Outside the US the largest markets are India, Brazil and United Kingdom.
Where do these AI app builder statistics come from?
Traffic, rankings and search volume come from DataForSEO, popularity from Tranco and the Chrome UX Report, link strength from Ahrefs and search interest from Google Trends via SerpApi. The figures are pulled once a month, after the month has closed, and each edition is kept as published, apart from any correction, which is dated on the page.