AI medical scribe market, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The market▼ Shrinkingbut visits without Dragon Speech are up 11% on a year ago
- Visits, year on year, without Dragon Speech
- +11%
- Visits vs September 2026
- -5.4%
- Name searches vs October 2025
- -3.6%
Every month I measure Google visits to the 13 AI medical scribe sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 332,174 visits, 5% fewer than a year ago and 5% fewer than in September 2026.
Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 180% in a year), who sits highest on Google, where the visitors live and what comes next.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI medical scribe 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.
- The tracked sites got 332,174 visits from Google in October 2026, 5% fewer than a year ago and 5% fewer than in September 2026. Dragon Speech lost more visits on its own than the whole market lost in a year. Without it, visits would be up 10.8% on a year ago instead of down 5.4%.
- “ai medical scribe” gets about 5,400 US searches a month. People searched the site names 112,180 times in the US in September 2026, 4% less often than in October 2025.
- 1 tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai medical scribe”; the highest is DeepScribe at position 7. Heidi is the most-visited site.
- 36.6% of visits came from the US (30.7% a year ago), then Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. The five most-visited sites took 87.8% of all visits.
1How many visits
In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-5%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-5%). Dragon Speech lost more visits on its own than the whole market lost in a year. Without it, visits would be up 10.8% on a year ago instead of down 5.4%.
- Visits, October 2026
- 332,174 (-5.4% on a year ago, -5.4% on September 2026)
- US visits
- 121,721 (+12.8% on a year ago)
- 24-month peak
- 422,687 in May 2026
WorldVisits a month to AI medical scribe sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 5% below a year ago, and 21% below the May 2026 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 4% less often than in October 2025 (-4%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.
- Searches for "ai medical scribe"
- 5,400 a month in the US, 6,600 worldwide (12-month average)
- Name searches, September 2026
- 112,180 in the US (-3.6% since October 2025), 753,230 worldwide
USSearches a month for "ai medical scribe", United States
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
USSearches a month for the site names, United States
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
| Most searched by name, US | Searches a month |
|---|---|
| 60,500 | |
| 22,200 | |
| 12,100 | |
| 6,600 | |
| 3,600 | |
| 2,400 | |
| 2,400 | |
| 880 |
Most searched by name, US
- Searches a month
- 60,500
- Searches a month
- 22,200
- Searches a month
- 12,100
- Searches a month
- 6,600
- Searches a month
- 3,600
- Searches a month
- 2,400
- Searches a month
- 2,400
- Searches a month
- 880
Ordered by US searches for the brand name in September 2026. A measured order, not a ranking.
Rising next to the term on Google Trends: “heidi health” and “abridge ai scribe”.
Miles explains
Name searches are the number I trust most. They are down 4%, 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
1 tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai medical scribe”; the highest-placed is DeepScribe, at position 7. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.
Ordered by US Google position for “ai medical scribe”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.
| Site | Google US | Tranco | Move in 41 days | Search visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 550,955 | ▲ 30,735 | 3,141 | |
| – | 10,291 | ▲ 353 | 28,136 | |
| – | 28,095 | ▲ 3,751 | 165,392 | |
| – | 99,376 | ▲ 12,693 | 5,269 | |
| – | 106,097 | ▲ 26,662 | 58,972 | |
| – | 137,996 | ▲ 41,999 | 15,082 | |
| – | 178,255 | ▲ 15,437 | 17,257 | |
| – | 208,361 | ▲ 40,018 | 5,771 | |
| – | 321,750 | ▲ 56,319 | 7,580 | |
| – | 671,679 | ▲ 261,560 | 2,741 | |
| – | 968,424 | ▼ 204 | 21,856 | |
| – | 1,119,527 | ▲ 127,694 | 710 | |
| – | 4,135,229 | ▲ 253,576 | 267 |
Site
- Google US
- 7
- Tranco
- 550,955
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 30,735
- Search visits
- 3,141
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 10,291
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 353
- Search visits
- 28,136
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 28,095
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 3,751
- Search visits
- 165,392
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 99,376
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 12,693
- Search visits
- 5,269
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 106,097
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 26,662
- Search visits
- 58,972
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 137,996
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 41,999
- Search visits
- 15,082
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 178,255
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 15,437
- Search visits
- 17,257
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 208,361
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 40,018
- Search visits
- 5,771
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 321,750
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 56,319
- Search visits
- 7,580
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 671,679
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 261,560
- Search visits
- 2,741
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 968,424
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 204
- Search visits
- 21,856
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 1,119,527
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 127,694
- Search visits
- 710
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 4,135,229
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 253,576
- Search visits
- 267
Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 13 of 13 sites shown.
Miles explains
No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai medical scribe”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.
4Who grew, who faded
Biggest gain in October 2026: Ambience (+17%); biggest loss: Nabla (-34%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.
Biggest moves in October 2026
| Up this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,496 | 7,580 | +16.7% | |
| 57,168 | 58,972 | +3.2% | |
| 5,669 | 5,771 | +1.8% |
Up this month
- Sep 26
- 6,496
- Oct 26
- 7,580
- Change
- +16.7%
- Sep 26
- 57,168
- Oct 26
- 58,972
- Change
- +3.2%
- Sep 26
- 5,669
- Oct 26
- 5,771
- Change
- +1.8%
| Down this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,026 | 5,269 | -34.4% | |
| 19,100 | 17,257 | -9.6% | |
| 178,809 | 165,392 | -7.5% | |
| 23,461 | 21,856 | -6.8% | |
| 15,595 | 15,082 | -3.3% | |
| 28,518 | 28,136 | -1.3% |
Down this month
- Sep 26
- 8,026
- Oct 26
- 5,269
- Change
- -34.4%
- Sep 26
- 19,100
- Oct 26
- 17,257
- Change
- -9.6%
- Sep 26
- 178,809
- Oct 26
- 165,392
- Change
- -7.5%
- Sep 26
- 23,461
- Oct 26
- 21,856
- Change
- -6.8%
- Sep 26
- 15,595
- Oct 26
- 15,082
- Change
- -3.3%
- Sep 26
- 28,518
- Oct 26
- 28,136
- Change
- -1.3%
Brand demand, since October 2025
| Searched more | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,400 | 6,600 | +50.0% |
Searched more
- Oct 25
- 4,400
- Sep 26
- 6,600
- Change
- +50.0%
| Searched less | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,600 | 2,400 | -33.3% | |
| 27,100 | 22,200 | -18.1% | |
| 2,900 | 2,400 | -17.2% |
Searched less
- Oct 25
- 3,600
- Sep 26
- 2,400
- Change
- -33.3%
- Oct 25
- 27,100
- Sep 26
- 22,200
- Change
- -18.1%
- Oct 25
- 2,900
- Sep 26
- 2,400
- Change
- -17.2%
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
5Where the visitors live
About 37 of every 100 visits come from the United States.
- US share of visits
- 36.6% (30.7% a year ago)
- Largest outside the US
- Canada, United Kingdom and Australia
- US share of "ai medical scribe" searches
- 82%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 37,538 | 27.1% |
| United Kingdom | 32,327 | 23.3% |
| Australia | 28,671 | 20.7% |
| India | 27,629 | 19.9% |
| Germany | 9,829 | 7.1% |
| France | 2,571 | 1.9% |
| Brazil | 207 | 0.1% |
Country
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 37,538
- Share of the measured countries
- 27.1%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 32,327
- Share of the measured countries
- 23.3%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 28,671
- Share of the measured countries
- 20.7%
- India
- Search visits a month
- 27,629
- Share of the measured countries
- 19.9%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 9,829
- Share of the measured countries
- 7.1%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 2,571
- Share of the measured countries
- 1.9%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 207
- Share of the measured countries
- 0.1%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the single biggest market, but only about 37 in every 100 visits. Canada alone is 27.1% of the countries I measure outside it.
