Google visits to AI image generators
October 2024September 2026
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AI image sites grew 41%. One site did all the work.
DeepAI more than doubled while the rest stood still, and one old name almost vanished.
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News on the AI tools I cover, read against my own data. One story a week for each section of the site; pick a section below or start with the latest.
Written by Miles Foster, Owner and tester, RankDude.
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- AI companions1 postLatest (AI girlfriend): Two sites ate the AI girlfriend boom. One grew 35 times.
- Creative tools1 postLatest (AI image generator): AI image sites grew 41%. One site did all the work.
- Website & app builders1 postLatest (AI website builder): Wix bought a tiny app. It grew 44 times in a year.
- AI automation1 postLatest (AI workflow automation): Zapier lost 1.5 million visits in one month. It's not alone.
- AI receptionists1 postLatest (AI receptionist): Phonely led the race. Then 99% of its visits vanished.
- AI agents1 postLatest (self-hosted AI agent): OpenClaw grabbed 3 in 4 visits. Everyone else stood still.
- AI assistants1 postLatest (AI shopping assistant): Phia got six times bigger. The rest of the market shrank.