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

AI job search tool market, October 2026

Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude

The market▼ Shrinking

Visits, year on year: -51%
Visits vs September 2026: -8.6%
Name searches vs October 2025: -20%

Every month I measure Google visits to the 29 AI job search tool sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 1.4 million visits, 51% fewer than a year ago and 9% fewer than in September 2026.

Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 150% in a year), where the visitors live and what comes next.

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

AI job search tool 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 Google1.4Mvisits-51% vs a year ago
Name searches, US85.9Ksearches-20% vs October 2025
Top five sites75.9%of visitsResume Worded is the most visited
Expected in November1.4Mvisitslikely 1.2M to 1.5M

The tracked sites got 1,391,598 visits from Google in October 2026, 51% fewer than a year ago and 9% fewer than in September 2026.
“ai job search tools” gets about 1,900 US searches a month. People searched the site names 85,940 times in the US in September 2026, 20% less often than in October 2025.
No tracked site ranks on Google for “ai job search tools”. Resume Worded is the most-visited site.
21.4% of visits came from the US (16.9% a year ago), then India, Canada and Brazil. The five most-visited sites took 75.9% of all visits.

1How many visits

In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-51%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-9%).

Visits, October 2026: 1,391,598 (-51.4% on a year ago, -8.6% on September 2026)
US visits: 298,415 (-38.2% on a year ago)
24-month peak: 4,667,305 in December 2024

WorldVisits a month to AI job search tool sites, worldwide

Low 1.4MHigh 4.7MAverage 2.8M

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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 51% below a year ago, and 70% below the December 2024 high. 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 20% less often than in October 2025 (-20%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.

Searches for "ai job search tools": 1,900 a month in the US, 2,900 worldwide (12-month average)
Name searches, September 2026: 85,940 in the US (-19.8% since October 2025), 507,030 worldwide

USSearches a month for "ai job search tools", United States

Low 720High 9.9KAverage 2.1K

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Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.

USSearches a month for the site names, United States

Low 73.3KHigh 155KAverage 101K

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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
AIApply	27,100
Resume Worded	12,100
Kickresume	8,100
Rezi	8,100
Final Round AI	6,600
lockedin-ai	5,400
Zety	4,400
Huntr	3,600

Most searched by name, US

AIApply
Searches a month
27,100
Resume Worded
Searches a month
12,100
Kickresume
Searches a month
8,100
Rezi
Searches a month
8,100
Final Round AI
Searches a month
6,600
lockedin-ai
Searches a month
5,400
Zety
Searches a month
4,400
Huntr
Searches a month
3,600

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 down 20%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows fewer people coming back on purpose.

3Who is on Google's first page

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

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

Google US positions for ai job search tools, the first 15 of 29 tracked sites
Site	Google US	Tranco	Move in 41 days	Search visits
Zety	–	47,520	▼ 3,947	261,809
Kickresume	–	80,095	▼ 895	218,352
Resume Worded	–	91,553	▼ 7,243	340,819
Rezi	–	140,006	▼ 14,938	93,313
AIApply	–	145,629	▲ 66,915	33,288
Crystal Knows	–	162,260	▼ 898	55,156
Final Round AI	–	170,273	▲ 12,692	141,425
Huntr	–	199,766	▲ 31,677	13,349
AI-Powered Career Platform	–	289,672	▲ 33,006	60,510
Textkernel	–	368,022	▲ 43,107	10,095
JobCopilot	–	374,893	▲ 60,789	23,364
Careerflow	–	407,381	▼ 4,669	31,985
lockedin-ai	–	458,747	▼ 29,619	44,124
Sonara AI	–	461,486	▼ 108,465	6,338
VidCruiter	–	615,170	▲ 77,234	7,747

Site

Zety
Google US
–
Tranco
47,520
Move in 41 days
▼ 3,947
Search visits
261,809
Kickresume
Google US
–
Tranco
80,095
Move in 41 days
▼ 895
Search visits
218,352
Resume Worded
Google US
–
Tranco
91,553
Move in 41 days
▼ 7,243
Search visits
340,819
Rezi
Google US
–
Tranco
140,006
Move in 41 days
▼ 14,938
Search visits
93,313
AIApply
Google US
–
Tranco
145,629
Move in 41 days
▲ 66,915
Search visits
33,288
Crystal Knows
Google US
–
Tranco
162,260
Move in 41 days
▼ 898
Search visits
55,156
Final Round AI
Google US
–
Tranco
170,273
Move in 41 days
▲ 12,692
Search visits
141,425
Huntr
Google US
–
Tranco
199,766
Move in 41 days
▲ 31,677
Search visits
13,349
AI-Powered Career Platform
Google US
–
Tranco
289,672
Move in 41 days
▲ 33,006
Search visits
60,510
Textkernel
Google US
–
Tranco
368,022
Move in 41 days
▲ 43,107
Search visits
10,095
JobCopilot
Google US
–
Tranco
374,893
Move in 41 days
▲ 60,789
Search visits
23,364
Careerflow
Google US
–
Tranco
407,381
Move in 41 days
▼ 4,669
Search visits
31,985
lockedin-ai
Google US
–
Tranco
458,747
Move in 41 days
▼ 29,619
Search visits
44,124
Sonara AI
Google US
–
Tranco
461,486
Move in 41 days
▼ 108,465
Search visits
6,338
VidCruiter
Google US
–
Tranco
615,170
Move in 41 days
▲ 77,234
Search visits
7,747

Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 15 of 29 sites shown.

Miles explains

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

4Who grew, who faded

Biggest gain in October 2026: TalentCloud AI (+45%); biggest loss: JobCopilot (-18%). 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
TalentCloud AI	6,491	9,398	+44.8%
Final Round AI	123,884	141,425	+14.2%
Interviews by AI	6,816	7,312	+7.3%
VidCruiter	7,524	7,747	+3.0%
Textkernel	9,837	10,095	+2.6%

Up this month

TalentCloud AI
Sep 26
6,491
Oct 26
9,398
Change
+44.8%
Final Round AI
Sep 26
123,884
Oct 26
141,425
Change
+14.2%
Interviews by AI
Sep 26
6,816
Oct 26
7,312
Change
+7.3%
VidCruiter
Sep 26
7,524
Oct 26
7,747
Change
+3.0%
Textkernel
Sep 26
9,837
Oct 26
10,095
Change
+2.6%

Biggest monthly losses
Down this month	Sep 26	Oct 26	Change
JobCopilot	28,351	23,364	-17.6%
AIApply	39,274	33,288	-15.2%
AI-Powered Career Platform	70,323	60,510	-14.0%
Crystal Knows	63,975	55,156	-13.8%
Zety	302,906	261,809	-13.6%
Resume Worded	393,158	340,819	-13.3%

Down this month

JobCopilot
Sep 26
28,351
Oct 26
23,364
Change
-17.6%
AIApply
Sep 26
39,274
Oct 26
33,288
Change
-15.2%
AI-Powered Career Platform
Sep 26
70,323
Oct 26
60,510
Change
-14.0%
Crystal Knows
Sep 26
63,975
Oct 26
55,156
Change
-13.8%
Zety
Sep 26
302,906
Oct 26
261,809
Change
-13.6%
Resume Worded
Sep 26
393,158
Oct 26
340,819
Change
-13.3%

Brand demand, since October 2025

Brand names searched more
Searched more	Oct 25	Sep 26	Change
AIApply	12,100	27,100	+124.0%

Searched more

AIApply
Oct 25
12,100
Sep 26
27,100
Change
+124.0%

Brand names searched less
Searched less	Oct 25	Sep 26	Change
Sonara AI	2,900	880	-69.7%
JobCopilot	6,600	2,400	-63.6%
Huntr	8,100	3,600	-55.6%
Zety	8,100	4,400	-45.7%
Kickresume	14,800	8,100	-45.3%
Crystal Knows	2,900	1,600	-44.8%

Searched less

Sonara AI
Oct 25
2,900
Sep 26
880
Change
-69.7%
JobCopilot
Oct 25
6,600
Sep 26
2,400
Change
-63.6%
Huntr
Oct 25
8,100
Sep 26
3,600
Change
-55.6%
Zety
Oct 25
8,100
Sep 26
4,400
Change
-45.7%
Kickresume
Oct 25
14,800
Sep 26
8,100
Change
-45.3%
Crystal Knows
Oct 25
2,900
Sep 26
1,600
Change
-44.8%

Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.

5Where the visitors live

About 21 of every 100 visits come from the United States.

US share of visits: 21.4% (16.9% a year ago)
Largest outside the US: India, Canada and Brazil
US share of "ai job search tools" searches: 66%

USShare of visits that come from the US (%)

Low 8.3High 23.9Average 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	360,181	72.2%
Canada	47,662	9.6%
Brazil	35,771	7.2%
United Kingdom	25,080	5%
Germany	13,410	2.7%
Australia	10,698	2.1%
France	5,910	1.2%

Country

India
Search visits a month
360,181
Share of the measured countries
72.2%
Canada
Search visits a month
47,662
Share of the measured countries
9.6%
Brazil
Search visits a month
35,771
Share of the measured countries
7.2%
United Kingdom
Search visits a month
25,080
Share of the measured countries
5%
Germany
Search visits a month
13,410
Share of the measured countries
2.7%
Australia
Search visits a month
10,698
Share of the measured countries
2.1%
France
Search visits a month
5,910
Share of the measured countries
1.2%

Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.

Miles explains

The US is the single biggest market, but only about 21 in every 100 visits. India alone is 72.2% of the countries I measure outside it.

6Links and ratings

The tracked sites had 136,236 referring domains between them in October 2026; this is the first reading, so there is no year-on-year figure yet. The average Domain Rating is 47. Zety has the strongest link profile at DR 78.

Strongest link profiles by Domain Rating
By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)	DR
Zety	78
Kickresume	77
Crystal Knows	74
Huntr	72
Resume Worded	72
Rezi	72
VidCruiter	69
Final Round AI	68

By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)

Zety
DR
78
Kickresume
DR
77
Crystal Knows
DR
74
Huntr
DR
72
Resume Worded
DR
72
Rezi
DR
72
VidCruiter
DR
69
Final Round AI
DR
68

Most referring domains
By referring domains	Domains
Zety	72,790
Resume Worded	12,939
Kickresume	12,783
Rezi	4,785
Crystal Knows	4,355
Final Round AI	3,610
Huntr	3,000
AI-Powered Career Platform	2,824

By referring domains

Zety
Domains
72,790
Resume Worded
Domains
12,939
Kickresume
Domains
12,783
Rezi
Domains
4,785
Crystal Knows
Domains
4,355
Final Round AI
Domains
3,610
Huntr
Domains
3,000
AI-Powered Career Platform
Domains
2,824

Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, October 2026.