Updated 10/15/2026 · next update 11/01/2026

AI girlfriend market, September 2026

Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude

The market▲ Growingbut visits are down 5.1% over the last six months

Visits, year on year: +21%
Visits vs August 2026: +3.7%
Name searches vs September 2025: +28%

Every month I measure Google visits to the 65 AI girlfriend sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In September 2026 they got about 8.5 million visits, 21% more than a year ago and 4% more than in August 2026.

Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 3451% in a year), who sits highest on Google, where the visitors live and what comes next.

Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking

AI girlfriend market: the key numbers for September 2026

Four numbers for September 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the tracked sites. Tap one for the detail below.

Visits from Google8.5Mvisits+21% vs a year ago
Name searches, US3.0Msearches+28% vs September 2025
Top five sites63.1%of visitsSpicyChat is the most visited
Expected in October8.4Mvisitslikely 6.2M to 11M

The tracked sites got 8,458,432 visits from Google in September 2026, 21% more than a year ago and 4% more than in August 2026.
“ai girlfriend” gets about 135,000 US searches a month. People searched the site names 2,951,570 times in the US in August 2026, 28% more often than in September 2025.
4 tracked sites are on Google’s first page for “ai girlfriend”; the highest is AIGirlfriends.ai at position 1. SpicyChat is the most-visited site.
36% positive, 13% negative: that is what 531 videos, threads and articles about 56 brands said; Reddit was the harshest, at 24% negative.
25.4% of visits came from the US (27.1% a year ago), then India, Indonesia and Canada. The five most-visited sites took 63.1% of all visits.

1How many visits

In plain words: These sites got more visits from Google than a year ago (+21%), and September 2026 was a better month than August 2026 (+4%).

Visits, September 2026: 8,458,432 (+20.6% on a year ago, +3.7% on August 2026)
US visits: 2,146,537 (+13.0% on a year ago)
24-month peak: 9,109,584 in February 2026

WorldVisits a month to AI girlfriend sites, worldwide

Low 4.7MHigh 9.1MAverage 6.5M

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Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.

Miles explains

Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 21% above a year ago, and 7% below the February 2026 high. One site winning or losing a ranking can swing a single month a lot.

2How many people went looking

People typed a site’s name into Google 28% more often than in September 2025 (+28%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.

Searches for "ai girlfriend": 135,000 a month in the US, 450,000 worldwide (12-month average)
Visits the term sends: 113,405 US visits in September 2026
Name searches, August 2026: 2,951,570 in the US (+28.3% since September 2025), 11,919,420 worldwide

USSearches a month for "ai girlfriend", United States

Low 110KHigh 165KAverage 136K

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Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.

USSearches a month for the site names, United States

Low 2.3MHigh 3.0MAverage 2.6M

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Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO, to August 2026.

Most searched brand names, US, ordered by searches a month
Most searched by name, US	Searches a month
SpicyChat	1,000,000
CrushOn AI	450,000
Candy AI	301,000
OurDream.ai	301,000
Flipped	110,000
Juicy Chat	110,000
Kindroid	74,000
HammerAI	60,500

Most searched by name, US

SpicyChat
Searches a month
1,000,000
CrushOn AI
Searches a month
450,000
Candy AI
Searches a month
301,000
OurDream.ai
Searches a month
301,000
Flipped
Searches a month
110,000
Juicy Chat
Searches a month
110,000
Kindroid
Searches a month
74,000
HammerAI
Searches a month
60,500

Ordered by US searches for the brand name in August 2026. A measured order, not a ranking.

Rising next to the term on Google Trends: “zach braff ai girlfriend”, “best ai girlfriend 2026” and “ai girlfriend mydreamcompanion.com”. Breakouts are usually a news story or a celebrity, not a product.

Miles explains

Name searches are the number I trust most. They are up 28%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows more people coming back on purpose.

3Who is on Google's first page

4 tracked sites are on Google’s first page for “ai girlfriend”, and AIGirlfriends.ai holds the first position. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.

Ordered by US Google position for “ai girlfriend”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.

Google US positions for ai girlfriend, the first 15 of 65 tracked sites
Site	Google US	Tranco	Move in 36 days	Search visits
AIGirlfriends.ai	1	633,137	▲ 62,603	254,494
Romantic AI	2	411,319	▼ 24,104	279,478
Kupid.ai	7	254,630	▼ 16,140	131,142
Nomi.ai	9	131,225	▲ 3,243	50,007
Candy AI	11	12,246	▲ 273	592,075
Couple.me	15	985,985	▲ 8,753	52,815
Luvr.ai	39	2,762,931	▼ 390,824	8,689
DreamGF	53	287,472	▼ 19,156	4,657
LoveCoreAI	55	2,343,466	▼ 377,688	1,912
Fantasy.ai	62	588,409	▲ 9,820	6,301
GirlFriendly.ai	75	1,073,902	▼ 13,721	1,393
GirlfriendGPT	79	33,020	▼ 5,127	29,947
FantasyGF	80	726,988	▲ 376,433	877
CrushOn AI	–	5,840	▲ 76	1,645,538
SpicyChat	–	6,952	▲ 55	2,411,388

Site

AIGirlfriends.ai
Google US
1
Tranco
633,137
Move in 36 days
▲ 62,603
Search visits
254,494
Romantic AI
Google US
2
Tranco
411,319
Move in 36 days
▼ 24,104
Search visits
279,478
Kupid.ai
Google US
7
Tranco
254,630
Move in 36 days
▼ 16,140
Search visits
131,142
Nomi.ai
Google US
9
Tranco
131,225
Move in 36 days
▲ 3,243
Search visits
50,007
Candy AI
Google US
11
Tranco
12,246
Move in 36 days
▲ 273
Search visits
592,075
Couple.me
Google US
15
Tranco
985,985
Move in 36 days
▲ 8,753
Search visits
52,815
Luvr.ai
Google US
39
Tranco
2,762,931
Move in 36 days
▼ 390,824
Search visits
8,689
DreamGF
Google US
53
Tranco
287,472
Move in 36 days
▼ 19,156
Search visits
4,657
LoveCoreAI
Google US
55
Tranco
2,343,466
Move in 36 days
▼ 377,688
Search visits
1,912
Fantasy.ai
Google US
62
Tranco
588,409
Move in 36 days
▲ 9,820
Search visits
6,301
GirlFriendly.ai
Google US
75
Tranco
1,073,902
Move in 36 days
▼ 13,721
Search visits
1,393
GirlfriendGPT
Google US
79
Tranco
33,020
Move in 36 days
▼ 5,127
Search visits
29,947
FantasyGF
Google US
80
Tranco
726,988
Move in 36 days
▲ 376,433
Search visits
877
CrushOn AI
Google US
–
Tranco
5,840
Move in 36 days
▲ 76
Search visits
1,645,538
SpicyChat
Google US
–
Tranco
6,952
Move in 36 days
▲ 55
Search visits
2,411,388

Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, September 2026. First 15 of 65 sites shown.

Miles explains

The first position alone sent AIGirlfriends.ai about 85,755 US visits a month. That’s why one ranking change near the top moves the whole market.

4Who grew, who faded

Biggest gain in September 2026: Juicy Chat (+95%); biggest loss: NextPart AI (-44%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.

Biggest moves in September 2026

Biggest monthly gains
Up this month	Aug 26	Sep 26	Change
Juicy Chat	17,841	34,745	+94.7%
Couple.me	29,647	52,815	+78.1%
HeyReal	6,995	11,977	+71.2%
HeraHaven	70,265	118,642	+68.8%
HiWaifu	89,987	123,501	+37.2%
AIGirlfriends.ai	186,733	254,494	+36.3%

Up this month

Juicy Chat
Aug 26
17,841
Sep 26
34,745
Change
+94.7%
Couple.me
Aug 26
29,647
Sep 26
52,815
Change
+78.1%
HeyReal
Aug 26
6,995
Sep 26
11,977
Change
+71.2%
HeraHaven
Aug 26
70,265
Sep 26
118,642
Change
+68.8%
HiWaifu
Aug 26
89,987
Sep 26
123,501
Change
+37.2%
AIGirlfriends.ai
Aug 26
186,733
Sep 26
254,494
Change
+36.3%

Biggest monthly losses
Down this month	Aug 26	Sep 26	Change
NextPart AI	6,271	3,503	-44.1%
Gening AI	42,141	28,181	-33.1%
Replika	59,397	47,230	-20.5%
Lovescape	15,901	12,668	-20.3%
Joyland	278,251	233,430	-16.1%
Candy AI	682,548	592,075	-13.3%

Down this month

NextPart AI
Aug 26
6,271
Sep 26
3,503
Change
-44.1%
Gening AI
Aug 26
42,141
Sep 26
28,181
Change
-33.1%
Replika
Aug 26
59,397
Sep 26
47,230
Change
-20.5%
Lovescape
Aug 26
15,901
Sep 26
12,668
Change
-20.3%
Joyland
Aug 26
278,251
Sep 26
233,430
Change
-16.1%
Candy AI
Aug 26
682,548
Sep 26
592,075
Change
-13.3%

Brand demand, since September 2025

Brand names searched more
Searched more	Sep 25	Aug 26	Change
DarLink	1,900	27,100	+1326.3%
Flipped	9,900	110,000	+1011.1%
Live3D	1,300	5,400	+315.4%
NSFWLover	2,400	9,900	+312.5%
Romantic AI	1,900	6,600	+247.4%
HiWaifu	9,900	27,100	+173.7%

Searched more

DarLink
Sep 25
1,900
Aug 26
27,100
Change
+1326.3%
Flipped
Sep 25
9,900
Aug 26
110,000
Change
+1011.1%
Live3D
Sep 25
1,300
Aug 26
5,400
Change
+315.4%
NSFWLover
Sep 25
2,400
Aug 26
9,900
Change
+312.5%
Romantic AI
Sep 25
1,900
Aug 26
6,600
Change
+247.4%
HiWaifu
Sep 25
9,900
Aug 26
27,100
Change
+173.7%

Brand names searched less
Searched less	Sep 25	Aug 26	Change
Dippy	22,200	3,600	-83.8%
Gening AI	27,100	5,400	-80.1%
SoulFun	1,300	260	-80.0%
Kuki AI	1,900	390	-79.5%
ChatFAI	14,800	3,600	-75.7%
HeraHaven	22,200	5,400	-75.7%

Searched less

Dippy
Sep 25
22,200
Aug 26
3,600
Change
-83.8%
Gening AI
Sep 25
27,100
Aug 26
5,400
Change
-80.1%
SoulFun
Sep 25
1,300
Aug 26
260
Change
-80.0%
Kuki AI
Sep 25
1,900
Aug 26
390
Change
-79.5%
ChatFAI
Sep 25
14,800
Aug 26
3,600
Change
-75.7%
HeraHaven
Sep 25
22,200
Aug 26
5,400
Change
-75.7%

Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.

5What people said about these sites

Out of every 10 videos, threads and articles read, about 4 were positive and 1 negative. Reddit was the harshest.

531 YouTube videos, Reddit threads and press articles about 56 brands, each read in full and classified.

Sentiment by source
Source	Read	Positive	Mixed	Neutral	Negative	Favourable
YouTube videos	195	68	23	91	13	35%
Reddit threads	207	65	55	38	49	31%
Press articles	129	59	31	33	6	46%
All sources	531	192	109	162	68	36%

Source

YouTube videos
Read
195
Positive
68
Mixed
23
Neutral
91
Negative
13
Favourable
35%
Reddit threads
Read
207
Positive
65
Mixed
55
Neutral
38
Negative
49
Favourable
31%
Press articles
Read
129
Positive
59
Mixed
31
Neutral
33
Negative
6
Favourable
46%
All sources
Read
531
Positive
192
Mixed
109
Neutral
162
Negative
68
Favourable
36%

Brands users were kindest and harshest about

Most favourable coverage
Most favourable	Items	Positive
Nomi.ai	22	55%
Juicy Chat	23	52%
Kindroid	20	50%
Candy AI	24	46%
SpicyChat	23	39%

Most favourable

Nomi.ai
Items
22
Positive
55%
Juicy Chat
Items
23
Positive
52%
Kindroid
Items
20
Positive
50%
Candy AI
Items
24
Positive
46%
SpicyChat
Items
23
Positive
39%

Most negative coverage
Most negative	Items	Negative
Replika	28	32%
CrushOn AI	26	23%
Candy AI	24	21%
OurDream.ai	26	19%
Juicy Chat	23	9%

Most negative

Replika
Items
28
Negative
32%
CrushOn AI
Items
26
Negative
23%
Candy AI
Items
24
Negative
21%
OurDream.ai
Items
26
Negative
19%
Juicy Chat
Items
23
Negative
9%

Brands with at least 20 items read.

The features people praise and the ones they complain about

Most praised: characters and customisation (79% of brands). Most criticised: free tier (36% of brands).

Feature readings across brands
Feature	Brands judged	Positive	Mixed	Neutral	Negative	Praised
Chat and roleplay	56	19	37	0	0	34%
Memory	56	6	35	0	15	11%
Free tier	56	16	20	0	20	29%
Price and tokens	55	9	34	0	12	16%
Privacy and billing	55	5	37	3	10	9%
Voice	53	10	21	4	18	19%
Image generation	52	16	26	1	9	31%
Characters and customisation	52	41	10	0	1	79%
Safety and legitimacy	27	4	19	0	4	15%
Video	18	0	13	2	3	0%
Content filter	10	2	7	0	1	20%
Support	6	1	2	0	3	17%
Model choice	6	3	3	0	0	50%
Apps and legitimacy	5	3	2	0	0	60%

Feature

Chat and roleplay
Brands judged
56
Positive
19
Mixed
37
Neutral
0
Negative
0
Praised
34%
Memory
Brands judged
56
Positive
6
Mixed
35
Neutral
0
Negative
15
Praised
11%
Free tier
Brands judged
56
Positive
16
Mixed
20
Neutral
0
Negative
20
Praised
29%
Price and tokens
Brands judged
55
Positive
9
Mixed
34
Neutral
0
Negative
12
Praised
16%
Privacy and billing
Brands judged
55
Positive
5
Mixed
37
Neutral
3
Negative
10
Praised
9%
Voice
Brands judged
53
Positive
10
Mixed
21
Neutral
4
Negative
18
Praised
19%
Image generation
Brands judged
52
Positive
16
Mixed
26
Neutral
1
Negative
9
Praised
31%
Characters and customisation
Brands judged
52
Positive
41
Mixed
10
Neutral
0
Negative
1
Praised
79%
Safety and legitimacy
Brands judged
27
Positive
4
Mixed
19
Neutral
0
Negative
4
Praised
15%
Video
Brands judged
18
Positive
0
Mixed
13
Neutral
2
Negative
3
Praised
0%
Content filter
Brands judged
10
Positive
2
Mixed
7
Neutral
0
Negative
1
Praised
20%
Support
Brands judged
6
Positive
1
Mixed
2
Neutral
0
Negative
3
Praised
17%
Model choice
Brands judged
6
Positive
3
Mixed
3
Neutral
0
Negative
0
Praised
50%
Apps and legitimacy
Brands judged
5
Positive
3
Mixed
2
Neutral
0
Negative
0
Praised
60%

Each brand counted once per feature.

Miles explains

Read this as the mood, not a verdict: 24% of Reddit threads were negative against 7% of YouTube videos. Unhappy users post on Reddit; reviewers post on YouTube.

6Where the visitors live

About 25 of every 100 visits come from the United States.

US share of visits: 25.4% (27.1% a year ago)
Largest outside the US: India, Indonesia and Canada
US share of "ai girlfriend" searches: 30%

USShare of visits that come from the US (%)

Low 20.4High 31.6Average 26

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US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.

Visits by country, the ten largest outside the US
Country	Search visits a month	Share of the measured countries
India	970,628	25.2%
Indonesia	503,720	13.1%
Canada	323,540	8.4%
South Korea	259,358	6.7%
Brazil	236,762	6.1%
United Kingdom	232,233	6%
Germany	172,720	4.5%
Philippines	167,201	4.3%
Mexico	157,388	4.1%
France	141,129	3.7%

Country

India
Search visits a month
970,628
Share of the measured countries
25.2%
Indonesia
Search visits a month
503,720
Share of the measured countries
13.1%
Canada
Search visits a month
323,540
Share of the measured countries
8.4%
South Korea
Search visits a month
259,358
Share of the measured countries
6.7%
Brazil
Search visits a month
236,762
Share of the measured countries
6.1%
United Kingdom
Search visits a month
232,233
Share of the measured countries
6%
Germany
Search visits a month
172,720
Share of the measured countries
4.5%
Philippines
Search visits a month
167,201
Share of the measured countries
4.3%
Mexico
Search visits a month
157,388
Share of the measured countries
4.1%
France
Search visits a month
141,129
Share of the measured countries
3.7%

Source: DataForSEO, September 2026.

Miles explains

The US is the single biggest market, but only about 25 in every 100 visits. India alone is 25.2% of the countries I measure outside it.

7Links, ratings and what it costs to start

Other websites link to these sites more than a year ago (+75%), and a typical paid plan starts at about $12 a month.

The tracked sites had 129,556 referring domains between them in September 2026, +74.5% year on year. The average Domain Rating is 44. CrushOn AI has the strongest link profile at DR 85. On price, 18 of the sites offer a free tier, and the advertised starting price runs from $3.99 to $29.99 a month with a median of $12 across the 19 sites that publish one.

Strongest link profiles by Domain Rating
By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)	DR
CrushOn AI	85
Candy AI	76
Replika	76
Lovescape	75
Kupid.ai	73
SpicyChat	72
GirlfriendGPT	71
OurDream.ai	71

By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)

CrushOn AI
DR
85
Candy AI
DR
76
Replika
DR
76
Lovescape
DR
75
Kupid.ai
DR
73
SpicyChat
DR
72
GirlfriendGPT
DR
71
OurDream.ai
DR
71

Most referring domains
By referring domains	Domains
CrushOn AI	14,733
Replika	9,348
Candy AI	4,683
SpicyChat	4,131
OurDream.ai	4,127
GirlfriendGPT	4,069
Yodayo	3,717
Live3D	3,488

By referring domains

CrushOn AI
Domains
14,733
Replika
Domains
9,348
Candy AI
Domains
4,683
SpicyChat
Domains
4,131
OurDream.ai
Domains
4,127
GirlfriendGPT
Domains
4,069
Yodayo
Domains
3,717
Live3D
Domains
3,488

Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, September 2026.

Corrected 15 October 2026: one-off spikes in the source data were repaired; the year-on-year change in visits moved from -15.7% to +20.6%.