Updated 11/02/2026 · next update 12/01/2026

AI companions market, October 2026

Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude

The market▲ Growing

Visits, year on year, without DeepAI: +59%
Visits vs September 2026: +1.2%
Name searches vs October 2025: +44%

Every month I measure Google visits to the 99 AI companions sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 48 million visits, 85% more than a year ago and 1% more than in September 2026.

Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 1230% in a year), where the visitors live and what comes next.

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

AI companions market: the key numbers for October 2026

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

Visits from Google48Mvisits+85% vs a year ago
Name searches, US11Msearches+44% vs October 2025
Top five sites89.7%of visitsDeepAI is the most visited
Expected in November49Mvisitslikely 42M to 56M

The tracked sites got 48,367,156 visits from Google in October 2026, 85% more than a year ago and 1% more than in September 2026. DeepAI, which takes 56.9% of all the visits, accounts for most of the rise (65% of it). Without it, visits would be up 58.6% on a year ago instead of up 84.9%.
“ai companions” gets about 14,800 US searches a month. People searched the site names 10,598,240 times in the US in September 2026, 44% more often than in October 2025.
No tracked site ranks on Google for “ai companions”. DeepAI 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.
17% of visits came from the US (18.1% a year ago), then India, Canada and Brazil. The five most-visited sites took 89.7% of all visits.

1How many visits

In plain words: These sites got more visits from Google than a year ago (+85%), and October 2026 was about the same as September 2026 (+1%). DeepAI, which takes 56.9% of all the visits, accounts for most of the rise (65% of it). Without it, visits would be up 58.6% on a year ago instead of up 84.9%.

Visits, October 2026: 48,367,156 (+84.9% on a year ago, +1.2% on September 2026)
US visits: 8,211,941 (+73.4% on a year ago)
24-month peak: this month, 48,367,156

WorldVisits a month to AI companions sites, worldwide

Low 10MHigh 48MAverage 29M

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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 85% above a year ago, and this is the highest month in two years. 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 44% more often than in October 2025 (+44%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.

Searches for "ai companions": 14,800 a month in the US, 40,500 worldwide (12-month average)
Name searches, September 2026: 10,598,240 in the US (+43.6% since October 2025), 35,556,330 worldwide

USSearches a month for "ai companions", United States

Low 12.1KHigh 18.1KAverage 15.4K

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Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.

USSearches a month for the site names, United States

Low 7.4MHigh 12MAverage 10.0M

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Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO, to September 2026.

Most searched brand names, US, ordered by searches a month
Most searched by name, US	Searches a month
PolyBuzz	6,120,000
SpicyChat	1,000,000
CrushOn AI	450,000
Talkie AI	450,000
Candy AI	368,000
OurDream.ai	301,000
Chai	246,000
DeepAI	201,000

Most searched by name, US

PolyBuzz
Searches a month
6,120,000
SpicyChat
Searches a month
1,000,000
CrushOn AI
Searches a month
450,000
Talkie AI
Searches a month
450,000
Candy AI
Searches a month
368,000
OurDream.ai
Searches a month
301,000
Chai
Searches a month
246,000
DeepAI
Searches a month
201,000

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

Miles explains

Name searches are the number I trust most. They are up 44%, 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

No tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai companions”. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.

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

Google US positions for ai companions, the first 15 of 99 tracked sites
Site	Google US	Tranco	Move in 40 days	Search visits
PolyBuzz	–	1,291	▲ 11	10,355,901
Talkie AI	–	4,325	▲ 264	1,746,016
CrushOn AI	–	5,870	▲ 25	1,492,455
SpicyChat	–	7,022	▼ 40	2,265,530
OurDream.ai	–	10,504	▲ 579	319,942
Candy AI	–	11,524	▲ 307	595,949
Linky	–	12,935	▼ 1,482	22,238
DeepAI	–	14,694	▲ 5,239	27,536,114
HiWaifu	–	17,777	▼ 2,740	153,680
JOI	–	27,039	▲ 9,599	24,321
GirlfriendGPT	–	28,891	▲ 429	29,661
MyDreamCompanion	–	35,744	▼ 3,164	831
Juicy Chat	–	40,945	▲ 519	32,156
Chub.ai	–	42,853	▼ 1,069	223,339
Lovescape	–	43,225	▲ 6,821	13,989

Site

PolyBuzz
Google US
–
Tranco
1,291
Move in 40 days
▲ 11
Search visits
10,355,901
Talkie AI
Google US
–
Tranco
4,325
Move in 40 days
▲ 264
Search visits
1,746,016
CrushOn AI
Google US
–
Tranco
5,870
Move in 40 days
▲ 25
Search visits
1,492,455
SpicyChat
Google US
–
Tranco
7,022
Move in 40 days
▼ 40
Search visits
2,265,530
OurDream.ai
Google US
–
Tranco
10,504
Move in 40 days
▲ 579
Search visits
319,942
Candy AI
Google US
–
Tranco
11,524
Move in 40 days
▲ 307
Search visits
595,949
Linky
Google US
–
Tranco
12,935
Move in 40 days
▼ 1,482
Search visits
22,238
DeepAI
Google US
–
Tranco
14,694
Move in 40 days
▲ 5,239
Search visits
27,536,114
HiWaifu
Google US
–
Tranco
17,777
Move in 40 days
▼ 2,740
Search visits
153,680
JOI
Google US
–
Tranco
27,039
Move in 40 days
▲ 9,599
Search visits
24,321
GirlfriendGPT
Google US
–
Tranco
28,891
Move in 40 days
▲ 429
Search visits
29,661
MyDreamCompanion
Google US
–
Tranco
35,744
Move in 40 days
▼ 3,164
Search visits
831
Juicy Chat
Google US
–
Tranco
40,945
Move in 40 days
▲ 519
Search visits
32,156
Chub.ai
Google US
–
Tranco
42,853
Move in 40 days
▼ 1,069
Search visits
223,339
Lovescape
Google US
–
Tranco
43,225
Move in 40 days
▲ 6,821
Search visits
13,989

Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 15 of 99 sites shown.

Miles explains

No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai companions”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.

4Who grew, who faded

Biggest gain in October 2026: Keeper (+77%); biggest loss: Rubii AI (-67%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.

Biggest moves in October 2026

Biggest monthly gains
Up this month	Sep 26	Oct 26	Change
Keeper	84,594	149,576	+76.8%
Couple.me	52,815	73,050	+38.3%
CraveU	5,705	7,740	+35.7%
HammerAI	108,727	135,363	+24.5%
HiWaifu	123,501	153,680	+24.4%
Harpy	13,401	15,821	+18.1%

Up this month

Keeper
Sep 26
84,594
Oct 26
149,576
Change
+76.8%
Couple.me
Sep 26
52,815
Oct 26
73,050
Change
+38.3%
CraveU
Sep 26
5,705
Oct 26
7,740
Change
+35.7%
HammerAI
Sep 26
108,727
Oct 26
135,363
Change
+24.5%
HiWaifu
Sep 26
123,501
Oct 26
153,680
Change
+24.4%
Harpy
Sep 26
13,401
Oct 26
15,821
Change
+18.1%

Biggest monthly losses
Down this month	Sep 26	Oct 26	Change
Rubii AI	21,726	7,173	-67.0%
Botify AI	30,006	16,477	-45.1%
Nectar.ai	29,223	20,369	-30.3%
Live3D	301,360	213,226	-29.2%
JOI	34,016	24,321	-28.5%
Joyland	233,430	173,174	-25.8%

Down this month

Rubii AI
Sep 26
21,726
Oct 26
7,173
Change
-67.0%
Botify AI
Sep 26
30,006
Oct 26
16,477
Change
-45.1%
Nectar.ai
Sep 26
29,223
Oct 26
20,369
Change
-30.3%
Live3D
Sep 26
301,360
Oct 26
213,226
Change
-29.2%
JOI
Sep 26
34,016
Oct 26
24,321
Change
-28.5%
Joyland
Sep 26
233,430
Oct 26
173,174
Change
-25.8%

Brand demand, since October 2025

Brand names searched more
Searched more	Oct 25	Sep 26	Change
DarLink	1,900	27,100	+1326.3%
Flipped	12,100	110,000	+809.1%
Lovescape	9,900	49,500	+400.0%
Live3D	1,900	5,400	+184.2%
NSFWLover	3,600	9,900	+175.0%
Cycle AI	2,400	6,600	+175.0%

Searched more

DarLink
Oct 25
1,900
Sep 26
27,100
Change
+1326.3%
Flipped
Oct 25
12,100
Sep 26
110,000
Change
+809.1%
Lovescape
Oct 25
9,900
Sep 26
49,500
Change
+400.0%
Live3D
Oct 25
1,900
Sep 26
5,400
Change
+184.2%
NSFWLover
Oct 25
3,600
Sep 26
9,900
Change
+175.0%
Cycle AI
Oct 25
2,400
Sep 26
6,600
Change
+175.0%

Brand names searched less
Searched less	Oct 25	Sep 26	Change
Aroused.ai	1,600	210	-86.9%
Kajiwoto	3,600	480	-86.7%
Dippy	18,100	2,900	-84.0%
HeraHaven	22,200	4,400	-80.2%
SoulFun	1,000	210	-79.0%
ChatFAI	12,100	2,900	-76.0%

Searched less

Aroused.ai
Oct 25
1,600
Sep 26
210
Change
-86.9%
Kajiwoto
Oct 25
3,600
Sep 26
480
Change
-86.7%
Dippy
Oct 25
18,100
Sep 26
2,900
Change
-84.0%
HeraHaven
Oct 25
22,200
Sep 26
4,400
Change
-80.2%
SoulFun
Oct 25
1,000
Sep 26
210
Change
-79.0%
ChatFAI
Oct 25
12,100
Sep 26
2,900
Change
-76.0%

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 17 of every 100 visits come from the United States.

US share of visits: 17% (18.1% a year ago)
Largest outside the US: India, Canada and Brazil
US share of "ai companions" searches: 37%

USShare of visits that come from the US (%)

Low 14.2High 20.1Average 17

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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	5,858,747	52.6%
Canada	1,530,402	13.7%
Brazil	1,197,765	10.8%
United Kingdom	1,014,568	9.1%
Germany	684,839	6.2%
France	448,715	4%
Australia	397,089	3.6%

Country

India
Search visits a month
5,858,747
Share of the measured countries
52.6%
Canada
Search visits a month
1,530,402
Share of the measured countries
13.7%
Brazil
Search visits a month
1,197,765
Share of the measured countries
10.8%
United Kingdom
Search visits a month
1,014,568
Share of the measured countries
9.1%
Germany
Search visits a month
684,839
Share of the measured countries
6.2%
France
Search visits a month
448,715
Share of the measured countries
4%
Australia
Search visits a month
397,089
Share of the measured countries
3.6%

Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.

Miles explains

The US is the single biggest market, but only about 17 in every 100 visits. India alone is 52.6% 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 (+95%), and a typical paid plan starts at about $12 a month.

The tracked sites had 204,740 referring domains between them in October 2026, +94.6% year on year. The average Domain Rating is 42. 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	78
DeepAI	78
Replika	76
Kupid.ai	73
Pi	73
Lovescape	72
SpicyChat	72

By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)

CrushOn AI
DR
85
Candy AI
DR
78
DeepAI
DR
78
Replika
DR
76
Kupid.ai
DR
73
Pi
DR
73
Lovescape
DR
72
SpicyChat
DR
72

Most referring domains
By referring domains	Domains
DeepAI	20,530
CrushOn AI	15,640
Replika	9,735
Pi	9,341
Candy AI	5,026
Talkie AI	4,983
SpicyChat	4,527
OurDream.ai	4,509

By referring domains

DeepAI
Domains
20,530
CrushOn AI
Domains
15,640
Replika
Domains
9,735
Pi
Domains
9,341
Candy AI
Domains
5,026
Talkie AI
Domains
4,983
SpicyChat
Domains
4,527
OurDream.ai
Domains
4,509

Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, October 2026.