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

AI Headshot Generator Industry Report, October 2026

Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude

The market▼ Shrinking

Visits, year on year
-42%
Visits, last six months
-25%
Name searches vs October 2025
-45%

Every key number on the AI headshot generator market for October 2026, dated and sourced, so you can quote it. The 22 sites I measure got about 791,147 visits from Google, 42% fewer than a year ago, and the five most-visited sites took 91.9% of them.

Below: every figure in one table, the most-visited sites, who grew and who shrank and what I expect for November 2026.

Published 1 November 2026. Data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs · free to quote with a link · not a ranking

AI headshot generator industry report: the key numbers for October 2026

Four numbers for October 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 22 tracked sites. Tap one for the detail below.

1Every figure in one table

Measure

  • Search visits a month, all tracked sites, worldwide
    Value
    791,147
    Period and basis
    October 2026; -42.1% year on year, -0.3% month on month
  • Search visits a month, United States
    Value
    131,000
    Period and basis
    October 2026; -50.3% year on year
  • US share of worldwide search visits
    Value
    16.6%
    Period and basis
    October 2026
  • Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands
    Value
    19,010
    Period and basis
    September 2026; -45.3% against October 2025
  • Brand-name searches a month, worldwide
    Value
    102,080
    Period and basis
    September 2026; -60.4% against October 2025
  • Searches a month for “ai headshot generator”, US
    Value
    18,100
    Period and basis
    Google Ads, 12-month average
  • Searches a month for “ai headshot generator”, worldwide
    Value
    27,100
    Period and basis
    Google Ads, 12-month average
  • Referring domains, all tracked sites
    Value
    27,673
    Period and basis
    October 2026; +28.2% year on year
  • Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites
    Value
    91.9%
    Period and basis
    October 2026
  • Share held by the ten most-visited sites
    Value
    98.8%
    Period and basis
    October 2026
  • Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai headshot generator”, US
    Value
    1
    Period and basis
    October 2026; positions 1 to 10
  • Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai headshot generator”, US
    Value
    1
    Period and basis
    October 2026; any position checked

2How many people visited

In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-42%), and October 2026 was about the same as September 2026 (-0.3%). PFPMaker alone takes 58.3% of the visits, so the totals mostly follow it. Without it, visits would be down 59.9% on a year ago instead of down 42.1%.

WorldVisits a month to AI headshot generator sites, worldwide

0625K1.3M1.9M2.5MNov 24Jan 25Mar 25May 25Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Oct 26791K
Low 791KHigh 2.1MAverage 1.3M
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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 42% below a year ago, and 63% below the December 2024 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 45% less often than in October 2025 (-45%). That is the loyalty number: nobody types a name by accident.

USSearches a month for the site names, United States

012.5K25.0K37.5K50.0KOct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Sep 2619.0K
Low 19.0KHigh 34.8KAverage 26.5K
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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 down 45%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows fewer people coming back on purpose.

4Where the visitors live

About 17 of every 100 visits come from the United States. Outside the US I measure 7 countries one by one; the largest is India.

USShare of visits that come from the US (%)

05101520Nov 24Jan 25Mar 25May 25Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Oct 2616.6
Low 7.7High 19.6Average 15
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US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.

Country

  • India
    Search visits a month
    345,882
    Share of the measured countries
    83.8%
  • United Kingdom
    Search visits a month
    23,120
    Share of the measured countries
    5.6%
  • Canada
    Search visits a month
    21,088
    Share of the measured countries
    5.1%
  • Germany
    Search visits a month
    9,071
    Share of the measured countries
    2.2%
  • Australia
    Search visits a month
    6,100
    Share of the measured countries
    1.5%
  • Brazil
    Search visits a month
    4,844
    Share of the measured countries
    1.2%
  • France
    Search visits a month
    2,729
    Share of the measured countries
    0.7%

Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.

Miles explains

The US is the biggest single market, but only about 17 in every 100 visits. India alone is 83.8% of the countries measured outside it.

5The most-visited sites

PFPMaker gets the most visits, PFPMaker is the name people search for most, and HeadshotPro is the highest-placed tracked site on Google for “ai headshot generator”, at position 3. The five most-visited sites take 91.9% of all visits.

By worldwide search visits

  • PFPMaker
    Visits a month
    461,501
  • Aragon AI
    Visits a month
    129,493
  • HeadshotMaster
    Visits a month
    65,105
  • GoStudio.ai
    Visits a month
    35,643
  • Hotpot.ai
    Visits a month
    35,389
  • HeadshotPro
    Visits a month
    19,569
  • Photo AI
    Visits a month
    15,168
  • Headshot Photo
    Visits a month
    9,540
  • BetterPic
    Visits a month
    6,992
  • Dreamwave
    Visits a month
    3,094

By US brand-name searches

  • PFPMaker
    Searches a month
    9,900
  • Headshot Photo
    Searches a month
    2,400
  • Hotpot.ai
    Searches a month
    1,900
  • HeadshotPro
    Searches a month
    1,000
  • Photo AI
    Searches a month
    880
  • BetterPic
    Searches a month
    590
  • HeadshotKiwi
    Searches a month
    590
  • GoStudio.ai
    Searches a month
    260
  • The Multiverse AI
    Searches a month
    260
  • Bettershot
    Searches a month
    210

Miles explains

The five most-visited sites take 91.9% 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

The fastest grower in a year was HeadshotMaster (+478%); the steepest fall was at Hotpot.ai (-93%). Big swings are usually one site winning or losing one Google ranking.

Growing

  • HeadshotMaster
    A year ago
    11,257
    Now
    65,105
    Change
    +478%
  • Aragon AI
    A year ago
    79,844
    Now
    129,493
    Change
    +62%

Declining

  • Hotpot.ai
    A year ago
    534,839
    Now
    35,389
    Change
    -93%
  • Try It On AI
    A year ago
    6,210
    Now
    482
    Change
    -92%
  • PortraitPal
    A year ago
    7,202
    Now
    992
    Change
    -86%
  • Photo AI
    A year ago
    75,381
    Now
    15,168
    Change
    -80%
  • BetterPic
    A year ago
    27,087
    Now
    6,992
    Change
    -74%
  • HeadshotPro
    A year ago
    56,913
    Now
    19,569
    Change
    -66%
  • Dreamwave
    A year ago
    8,485
    Now
    3,094
    Change
    -64%
  • PFPMaker
    A year ago
    544,663
    Now
    461,501
    Change
    -15%

Worldwide search visits, October 2026 against a year earlier; sites with at least 5,000 visits a year ago.

To cite this report: RankDude, “AI Headshot Generator Industry Report, October 2026”, published 1 November 2026, https://rankdude.ai/statistics/ai-headshot-generator/industry-report. Figures are estimates from the sources named beside them.

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