AI drug discovery platform industry report: the key numbers for October 2026
Four numbers for October 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 17 tracked sites. Tap one for the detail below.
1Every figure in one table
| Measure | Value | Period and basis |
|---|---|---|
| Search visits a month, all tracked sites, worldwide | 11,995 | October 2026; -48.7% year on year, -9.7% month on month |
| Search visits a month, United States | 4,666 | October 2026; -0.2% year on year |
| US share of worldwide search visits | 38.9% | October 2026 |
| Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands | 11,680 | September 2026; +16.5% against October 2025 |
| Brand-name searches a month, worldwide | 28,750 | September 2026; +3.9% against October 2025 |
| Searches a month for “ai drug discovery”, US | 1,900 | Google Ads, 12-month average |
| Searches a month for “ai drug discovery”, worldwide | – | not published this month; see the note under the table |
| Referring domains, all tracked sites | 12,472 | October 2026; first reading, no year-on-year figure yet |
| Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites | 74.7% | October 2026 |
| Share held by the ten most-visited sites | 94.9% | October 2026 |
| Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai drug discovery”, US | 0 | October 2026; positions 1 to 10 |
| Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai drug discovery”, US | 0 | October 2026; any position checked |
Measure
- Search visits a month, all tracked sites, worldwide
- Value
- 11,995
- Period and basis
- October 2026; -48.7% year on year, -9.7% month on month
- Search visits a month, United States
- Value
- 4,666
- Period and basis
- October 2026; -0.2% year on year
- US share of worldwide search visits
- Value
- 38.9%
- Period and basis
- October 2026
- Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands
- Value
- 11,680
- Period and basis
- September 2026; +16.5% against October 2025
- Brand-name searches a month, worldwide
- Value
- 28,750
- Period and basis
- September 2026; +3.9% against October 2025
- Searches a month for “ai drug discovery”, US
- Value
- 1,900
- Period and basis
- Google Ads, 12-month average
- Searches a month for “ai drug discovery”, worldwide
- Value
- –
- Period and basis
- not published this month; see the note under the table
- Referring domains, all tracked sites
- Value
- 12,472
- Period and basis
- October 2026; first reading, no year-on-year figure yet
- Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites
- Value
- 74.7%
- Period and basis
- October 2026
- Share held by the ten most-visited sites
- Value
- 94.9%
- Period and basis
- October 2026
- Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai drug discovery”, US
- Value
- 0
- Period and basis
- October 2026; positions 1 to 10
- Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai drug discovery”, US
- Value
- 0
- Period and basis
- October 2026; any position checked
Google Ads returned no worldwide figure for "ai drug discovery" this month, so only the US figure is shown.
Brand-name searches leave out Cradle: 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 (-49%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-10%).
WorldVisits a month to AI drug discovery platform sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 49% below a year ago, and 50% below the November 2025 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 17% more often than in October 2025 (+17%). That is the loyalty number: nobody types a name by accident.
USSearches a month for the site names, United States
US searches a month for the counted brand names, summed. Google Ads data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
Miles explains
Name searches are the number I trust most. They are up 17%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows more people coming back on purpose.
4Where the visitors live
About 39 of every 100 visits come from the United States. Outside the US I measure 7 countries one by one; the largest is France.
USShare of visits that come from the US (%)
US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.
| Country | Search visits a month | Share of the measured countries |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1,496 | 47% |
| United Kingdom | 934 | 29.4% |
| Canada | 321 | 10.1% |
| India | 232 | 7.3% |
| Germany | 170 | 5.3% |
| Australia | 24 | 0.8% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.1% |
Country
- France
- Search visits a month
- 1,496
- Share of the measured countries
- 47%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 934
- Share of the measured countries
- 29.4%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 321
- Share of the measured countries
- 10.1%
- India
- Search visits a month
- 232
- Share of the measured countries
- 7.3%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 170
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.3%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 24
- Share of the measured countries
- 0.8%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 3
- Share of the measured countries
- 0.1%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the biggest single market, but only about 39 in every 100 visits. France alone is 47% of the countries measured outside it.
5The most-visited sites
Owkin gets the most visits, Chai Discovery is the name people search for most, and no tracked site ranks on Google for “ai drug discovery”. The five most-visited sites take 74.7% of all visits.
| By worldwide search visits | Visits a month |
|---|---|
 Owkin | 3,342 |
 Chai Discovery | 2,390 |
 Causaly | 1,427 |
 Mavatar | 927 |
 Cradle | 875 |
 Synthesize Bio | 811 |
 BullFrog AI | 631 |
 Iktos | 362 |
 TeselaGen | 318 |
 Numerion Labs | 302 |
By worldwide search visits
- Visits a month
- 3,342
- Visits a month
- 2,390
- Visits a month
- 1,427
- Visits a month
- 927
- Visits a month
- 875
- Visits a month
- 811
- Visits a month
- 631
- Visits a month
- 362
- Visits a month
- 318
- Visits a month
- 302
| By US brand-name searches | Searches a month |
|---|---|
| Chai Discovery | 5,400 |
| Owkin | 1,300 |
| Synthesize Bio | 1,300 |
 Inductive Bio | 1,000 |
| BullFrog AI | 720 |
| Causaly | 720 |
 Variational AI | 390 |
 Blank Bio | 210 |
 Ainnocence | 140 |
| Numerion Labs | 140 |
By US brand-name searches
- Searches a month
- 5,400
- Searches a month
- 1,300
- Searches a month
- 1,300
- Searches a month
- 1,000
- Searches a month
- 720
- Searches a month
- 720
- Searches a month
- 390
- Searches a month
- 210
- Searches a month
- 140
- Searches a month
- 140
Miles explains
The five most-visited sites take 74.7% 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
No tracked site with at least 5,000 visits a year ago grew; the steepest fall was at Cradle (-92%). Big swings are usually one site winning or losing one Google ranking.
Worldwide search visits, October 2026 against a year earlier; sites with at least 5,000 visits a year ago.