AI coding tools statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure 220 AI coding tools sites with data from DataForSEO, Google Trends, Tranco and Ahrefs. They are every site tracked in its 8 sub categories, each counted once. In October 2026 they got about 510 million visits from Google, 15% 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 coding tools page.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI coding tools statistics: the key numbers for October 2026
Four numbers for October 2026, each counted over the month. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 220 AI coding tools sites I track. Tap one for the details.
- Visits from Google510Mvisits+15% vs a year ago
- Most visited site247MvisitsOpenAI Codex, 48% of all
- Expected in November503Mvisits-1% vs last month
- 510,485,260 Google visits went to the 220 AI coding tools sites RankDude tracks in October 2026, 15% more than a year earlier (6% fewer without OpenAI Codex).
- Shrinking: the AI coding tools market is shrinking, but visits are up 4.2% over the last six months.
- 48% of all visits go to OpenAI Codex, the most-visited AI coding tool; the five most-visited take 94.4%.
- 9.5% of visits come from the United States, followed by India, Brazil and Canada.
- 503,004,197 visits expected in November 2026, likely between 463M and 543M.
Source: DataForSEO, Google Ads and Google Trends, October 2026, compiled by RankDude.
Sub categories
1What makes up AI coding tools
AI coding tools adds up 8 sub categories, each with statistics of its own. A site listed in more than one is counted once above, so the rows below add up to more than the total. The searches are for each sub category’s own phrase; “ai coding tools” itself is on the search trends page.
| Sub category | Sites measured | Visits from Google | vs a year ago | Searches a month, US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI coding assistants | 21 | 253,405,410 | +49% | 14,800 |
| AI code generators | 29 | 251,034,270 | +50% | 3,600 |
| AI website builders | 46 | 244,226,693 | -6% | 33,100 |
| AI code editors | 10 | 5,574,089 | -29% | 2,900 |
| AI app builders | 61 | 5,435,418 | +3% | 12,100 |
| AI coding agents | 25 | 4,714,416 | +98% | 8,100 |
| Deployment platforms | 43 | 2,759,358 | -7% | 70 |
| AI game makers | 33 | 1,543,587 | -14% | 9,900 |
Sub category
- Sites measured
- 21
- Visits from Google
- 253,405,410
- vs a year ago
- +49%
- Searches a month, US
- 14,800
- Sites measured
- 29
- Visits from Google
- 251,034,270
- vs a year ago
- +50%
- Searches a month, US
- 3,600
- Sites measured
- 46
- Visits from Google
- 244,226,693
- vs a year ago
- -6%
- Searches a month, US
- 33,100
- Sites measured
- 10
- Visits from Google
- 5,574,089
- vs a year ago
- -29%
- Searches a month, US
- 2,900
- Sites measured
- 61
- Visits from Google
- 5,435,418
- vs a year ago
- +3%
- Searches a month, US
- 12,100
- Sites measured
- 25
- Visits from Google
- 4,714,416
- vs a year ago
- +98%
- Searches a month, US
- 8,100
- Sites measured
- 43
- Visits from Google
- 2,759,358
- vs a year ago
- -7%
- Searches a month, US
- 70
- Sites measured
- 33
- Visits from Google
- 1,543,587
- vs a year ago
- -14%
- Searches a month, US
- 9,900
Source: DataForSEO, each sub category’s newest report. A measured order, not a ranking.
Market demand
2Is the AI coding tools market growing in 2026?
Shrinking, but visits are up 4.2% over the last six months.
Over two years, visits went from 225M in November 2024 to a high of 510M in October 2026, and stand at 510M in October 2026. Much of the year’s change is one site, OpenAI Codex, which is why I also look at the market without it.
- Visits, year on year
- -6%
- Visits, last six months
- +4%
- Name searches, US
- -0.1%
- Busiest month (2 years)
- October 2026, 510M visits
| Quarter | Visits from Google | Vs the quarter before |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1,422,998,513 | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | 1,448,995,857 | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | 1,440,254,917 | +7% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,346,022,900 | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,205,106,083 | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,088,103,393 | -2% |
Quarter
- Q3 2026
- Visits from Google
- 1,422,998,513
- Vs the quarter before
- -2%
- Q2 2026
- Visits from Google
- 1,448,995,857
- Vs the quarter before
- +1%
- Q1 2026
- Visits from Google
- 1,440,254,917
- Vs the quarter before
- +7%
- Q4 2025
- Visits from Google
- 1,346,022,900
- Vs the quarter before
- +12%
- Q3 2025
- Visits from Google
- 1,205,106,083
- Vs the quarter before
- +11%
- Q2 2025
- Visits from Google
- 1,088,103,393
- Vs the quarter before
- -2%
WorldVisits a month to AI coding tools sites, worldwide
Miles explains
I only call a market growing when visits and name searches agree. Here visits are down and name searches are level, so they don’t agree yet.
Search trends
3How many people search for AI coding tools in 2026?
Google Trends barely registered “ai coding tools” until June 2025; interest then climbed to its peak in April 2026.
- Google Trends now
- 14/100 -48%
- Five-year peak
- 87/100 in April 2026
WorldGoogle Trends interest in "ai coding tools", worldwide (0–100)
Miles explains
Google Trends shows direction, not volume. Interest is lower than a year ago, and I only trust that when the visits move the same way.
Monthly analysis
4What changed in the AI coding tools market in October 2026?
More visits than a year ago only because of OpenAI Codex, name searches holding steady, and the next six months look flat.
The fastest growers over the year, OpenCode, Base44 and Emergent, each grew several times over, usually from a small base. The losers, led by v0 by Vercel, lost most of their search visits (-93%).
- Visits vs September 2026
- +4%
- Biggest gain this month
- SITE123 +324%
- Biggest loss this month
- Zarla -40%
Falling fastest, year on year
v0 by Vercel-93%
Zarla-91%
Budibase-86%
Miles explains
Huge percentages like OpenCode’s +6037% usually mean one site won a big Google ranking from a small start. I watch whether it holds the next month.
Monthly forecast
5What happens next for AI coding tools?
I expect November 2026 to be about the same as October 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. November is usually a quieter month than average for searches, but the calendar did not improve the forecast, so it is left out.
- Expected in November 2026
- 503,004,197 visits
- Likely range
- 463M to 543M
- Expected in May 2027
- 503M -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
6The most-visited AI coding tools sites in 2026
The most visited is OpenAI Codex, with 247 million visits a month, 48% of all visits.
OpenAI Codex and Canva together hold 92% of all visits. Below the top five the market is long and thin: the other 215 sites share 5.6%.
- Top five sites
- 94.4% of all visits
- Visits from the US
- 9.5%
- Largest markets outside the US
- India, Brazil and Canada
- Sites tracked
- 220
Most-visited AI coding tools sites, October 2026
OpenAI Codex48.4%
Canva43.4%
Squarespace1.0%
Wix0.9%
Gamma0.8%
Share of all visits from Google. Traffic, not quality. 29 more listed tools are not measured here: 2 are not in the monthly data pull yet, 7 sit on shared domains whose traffic is not their own, 18 live on domains whose traffic is mostly another product and 2 fall outside this category's definition.
Miles explains
OpenAI Codex alone has 48% of all visits. That’s a big lead, but one Google update can close it fast.
Download the data
7Can I download the AI coding tools data?
Yes. Every number on these pages comes from two CSV files, free to download.
sites.csv has one row per site: its Google US position for “ai coding tools”, Tranco rank, Chrome UX tier, visits from Google worldwide and in the US, name searches, Domain Rating and referring domains, with the month each figure covers. market.csv has the monthly totals across the tracked sites: visits worldwide and in the US, name searches and referring domains. Blanks mean the source had no figure, never zero.
Cite as: Miles Foster, “AI Coding Tools Statistics, October 2026”, RankDude, https://rankdude.ai/statistics/ai-coding-tools
8AI coding tools statistics: questions people ask
How many people use AI coding tools?
The 220 AI coding tools sites RankDude measures got about 510 million visits from Google in October 2026. That counts visits from Google search only, not every visit, so the real total is higher.
Is the AI coding tools market growing?
Mixed. Visits are up 15% on a year ago, but only because of OpenAI Codex; without it they are down 5.6%. Over the last six months they are up 4.2%. The forecast for November 2026 is about 503 million visits.
Which AI coding tool is the most popular?
By visits from Google, OpenAI Codex is the most visited, with about 247 million in October 2026, followed by Canva and Squarespace. This measures traffic, not quality.
Where do AI coding tools users come from?
9.5% of visits come from the United States. Outside the US the largest markets are India, Brazil and Canada.
Where do these AI coding tools 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 DataForSEO. 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.