AI workflow automation statistics, September 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure 29 AI workflow automation sites with data from DataForSEO, Google Trends, Tranco and Ahrefs. They are the sites that rank on Google for "ai workflow automation" plus the most-visited AI workflow automation sites overall. In September 2026 they got about 9 million visits from Google, 55% fewer 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 workflow automation page.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
AI workflow automation 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 29 AI workflow automation sites I track. Tap one for the details.
- Visits from Google9.0Mvisits-55% vs a year ago
- Google searches4.4Ksearchesfor "ai workflow automation"
- Most visited site5.9MvisitsZapier, 66% of all
- Expected in October9.2Mvisits+2% vs last month
- 8,964,286 Google visits went to the 29 AI workflow automation sites RankDude tracks in September 2026, 55% fewer than a year earlier (42% fewer without Zapier).
- Shrinking: the AI workflow automation market is shrinking.
- 4,400 searches a month for “ai workflow automation” worldwide, 23% of them in the US (Google Ads, 12-month average).
- 66% of all visits go to Zapier, the most-visited AI workflow automation platform; the five most-visited take 93.5%.
- 24.8% of visits come from the United States, followed by India, Canada and the United Kingdom.
- 9,152,508 visits expected in October 2026, likely between 7.1M and 11M.
Source: DataForSEO, Google Ads and Google Trends, September 2026, compiled by RankDude.
Market demand
1Is the AI workflow automation market growing in 2026?
Shrinking.
Over two years, visits went from 19M in October 2024 to a high of 23M in October 2025, and stand at 9.0M in September 2026. Much of the year’s change is one site, Zapier, which is why I also look at the market without it.
- Visits, year on year
- -42%
- Visits, last six months
- -49%
- Name searches, US
- -46%
- Busiest month (2 years)
- October 2025, 23M visits
| Quarter | Visits from Google | Vs the quarter before |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28,266,820 | -20% |
| Q2 2026 | 35,512,460 | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | 50,568,706 | +2% |
| Q4 2025 | 49,342,548 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | 44,950,249 | +3% |
| Q2 2025 | 43,586,534 | -5% |
Quarter
- Q3 2026
- Visits from Google
- 28,266,820
- Vs the quarter before
- -20%
- Q2 2026
- Visits from Google
- 35,512,460
- Vs the quarter before
- -30%
- Q1 2026
- Visits from Google
- 50,568,706
- Vs the quarter before
- +2%
- Q4 2025
- Visits from Google
- 49,342,548
- Vs the quarter before
- +10%
- Q3 2025
- Visits from Google
- 44,950,249
- Vs the quarter before
- +3%
- Q2 2025
- Visits from Google
- 43,586,534
- Vs the quarter before
- -5%
WorldVisits a month to AI workflow automation sites, worldwide
Miles explains
I only call a market growing when visits and name searches agree. Here visits are down and name searches are down, so they agree.
Search trends
2How many people search for AI workflow automation in 2026?
“ai workflow automation” is searched about 4,400 times a month worldwide, 23% of it in the US.
Google Trends barely registered “ai workflow automation” until June 2025; interest then climbed to its peak in May 2026.
- Searches a month, US
- 1,000
- Google Trends now
- 44/100 +110%
- Five-year peak
- 77/100 in May 2026
WorldGoogle Trends interest in "ai workflow automation", 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 workflow automation market in September 2026?
Fewer visits than a year ago, fewer people searching by name, and the next six months look flat.
The fastest growers over the year, Albato, Integrately and Vellum, grew fastest, mostly from a smaller base. The losers, led by Parabola, lost most of their search visits (-87%).
- Visits vs August 2026
- -14%
- Biggest gain this month
- Albato +41%
- Biggest loss this month
- Pabbly Connect -32%
Growing fastest, year on year
Albato+230%
Integrately+29%
Vellum+12%
Falling fastest, year on year
Parabola-87%
Cassidy-87%
Bardeen-81%
Miles explains
Huge percentages like Albato’s +230% 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 workflow automation?
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.
- Expected in October 2026
- 9,152,508 visits
- Likely range
- 7.1M to 11M
- Expected in April 2027
- 9.2M +2%
- Past forecasts in range
- 5 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 5 times.
Industry report
5The most-visited AI workflow automation sites in 2026
The most visited is Zapier, with 5.9 million visits a month, 66% of all visits.
Zapier and Make together hold 81% of all visits. Below the top five the market is long and thin: the other 24 sites share 6.5%.
- Top five sites
- 93.5% of all visits
- Visits from the US
- 24.8%
- Largest markets outside the US
- India, Canada and United Kingdom
- Sites tracked
- 29
Most-visited AI workflow automation sites, September 2026
Zapier65.8%
Make15.1%
n8n8.7%
UiPath2.0%
Gumloop1.8%
Share of all visits from Google. Traffic, not quality. 16 more listed tools are not measured here: 9 are measured in the category of their main product, 4 sit on shared domains whose traffic is not their own, 2 live on domains whose traffic is mostly another product and 1 falls outside this category's definition.
Miles explains
Zapier alone has 66% of all visits. That’s a big lead, but one Google update can close it fast.
Download the data
6Can I download the AI workflow automation data?
Yes. Every number on these pages comes from two CSV files, free to download.
Cite as: Miles Foster, “AI Workflow Automation Statistics, September 2026”, RankDude, https://rankdude.ai/ai-workflow-automation/statistics
7AI workflow automation statistics: questions people ask
How many people use AI workflow automation?
The 29 AI workflow automation sites RankDude measures got about 9 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 workflow automation market growing?
No. Visits are down 55% on a year ago, mostly because of Zapier. They have fallen 61% since October 2025. Searches for the sites by name are 46% lower than in October 2025. The forecast for October 2026 is about 9.2 million visits.
Which AI workflow automation platform is the most popular?
By visits from Google, Zapier is the most visited, with about 5.9 million in September 2026, followed by Make and n8n. This measures traffic, not quality.
How many people search for "ai workflow automation"?
About 4,400 searches a month worldwide, about 1,000 of them in the US, on a 12-month average from Google Ads data.
Where do AI workflow automation users come from?
24.8% of visits come from the United States. Outside the US the largest markets are India, Canada and United Kingdom.
Where do these AI workflow automation 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.