AI Receptionist Industry Report, September 2026

1Every figure in one table

Google Ads put US searches for "ai receptionist" more than five times higher in July 2026 than in the months before, while Google Trends interest in the US in July 2026 was 70 out of 100, against 78 in June 2026, so the term's search volume is held back on these pages until a later pull confirms it.

Brand-name searches leave out AIRA, BE-A (FLÆ Robotics), Nucleus, Numa, Phonely, Ringly, Rosie, Talkie.ai and Upfirst: the name is shared with an ordinary word or another product.

2How many people visited

In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-9%), and September 2026 was a weaker month than August 2026 (-40%). Phonely lost more visits on its own than the whole market lost in a year. Without it, visits would be up 42.3% on a year ago instead of down 8.6%.

Miles explains

Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 9% below a year ago, and 64% below the April 2026 high. 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 2% more often than in October 2025 (+2%). That is the loyalty number: nobody types a name by accident.

Miles explains

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

4Where the visitors live

About 54 of every 100 visits come from the United States. Outside the US I measure 7 countries one by one; the largest is Canada.

Miles explains

The US is the biggest single market, but only about 54 in every 100 visits. Canada alone is 57% of the countries measured outside it.

5The most-visited sites

Goodcall gets the most visits, Avoca AI is the name people search for most, and NextPhone is the highest-placed tracked site on Google for “ai receptionist”, at position 14. The five most-visited sites take 93% of all visits.

Most-visited sites by worldwide search visits

By worldwide search visits	Visits a month
Goodcall	405,856
Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk)	131,904
Talkie.ai	56,183
ServiceAgent	17,538
Smith.ai	14,923
Avoca AI	12,381
AIRA	6,048
Ringly	5,720
Upfirst	3,031
Abby Connect	2,324

By worldwide search visits

• Goodcall

  Visits a month

  405,856

• Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk)

  Visits a month

  131,904

• Talkie.ai

  Visits a month

  56,183

• ServiceAgent

  Visits a month

  17,538

• Smith.ai

  Visits a month

  14,923

• Avoca AI

  Visits a month

  12,381

• AIRA

  Visits a month

  6,048

• Ringly

  Visits a month

  5,720

• Upfirst

  Visits a month

  3,031

• Abby Connect

  Visits a month

  2,324

Most searched brand names, US

By US brand-name searches	Searches a month
Avoca AI	3,600
Smith.ai	3,600
Goodcall	2,900
Loman AI	1,900
Slang.ai	1,600
Abby Connect	1,300
Arini	1,300
Sameday AI	720
Dialzara	480
NextPhone	480

By US brand-name searches

• Avoca AI

  Searches a month

  3,600

• Smith.ai

  Searches a month

  3,600

• Goodcall

  Searches a month

  2,900

• Loman AI

  Searches a month

  1,900

• Slang.ai

  Searches a month

  1,600

• Abby Connect

  Searches a month

  1,300

• Arini

  Searches a month

  1,300

• Sameday AI

  Searches a month

  720

• Dialzara

  Searches a month

  480

• NextPhone

  Searches a month

  480

Miles explains

The five most-visited sites take 93% 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 Goodcall (+90%); the steepest fall was at Phonely (-99.5%). Big swings are usually one site winning or losing one Google ranking.

Fastest growing sites

Growing	A year ago	Now	Change
Goodcall	213,754	405,856	+90%
Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk)	82,470	131,904	+60%

Growing

• Goodcall

  A year ago

  213,754

  Now

  405,856

  Change

  +90%

• Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk)

  A year ago

  82,470

  Now

  131,904

  Change

  +60%

Fastest declining sites

Declining	A year ago	Now	Change
Phonely	264,933	1,279	-99.5%
Newo	18,359	1,447	-92%
Numa	5,469	2,215	-60%
Smith.ai	35,113	14,923	-58%
Talkie.ai	100,840	56,183	-44%

Declining

• Phonely

  A year ago

  264,933

  Now

  1,279

  Change

  -99.5%

• Newo

  A year ago

  18,359

  Now

  1,447

  Change

  -92%

• Numa

  A year ago

  5,469

  Now

  2,215

  Change

  -60%

• Smith.ai

  A year ago

  35,113

  Now

  14,923

  Change

  -58%

• Talkie.ai

  A year ago

  100,840

  Now

  56,183

  Change

  -44%

Worldwide search visits, September 2026 against a year earlier; sites with at least 5,000 visits a year ago.