AI meme generator statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure 13 AI meme generator sites with data from DataForSEO, Google Trends, Tranco and Ahrefs. They are the sites that rank on Google for "ai meme generator" plus the most-visited AI meme generator sites overall. In October 2026 they got about 31 million visits from Google, 35% fewer than a year ago.
Below: one short section per statistics page, starting with whether the market is growing. The tools I test are on the AI meme generators page.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI meme generator statistics: the key numbers for October 2026
Four numbers for October 2026, each counted over the month. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 13 AI meme generator sites I track. Tap one for the details.
- Visits from Google31Mvisits-35% vs a year ago
- Google searches8.1Ksearchesfor "ai meme generator"
- Most visited site8.5MvisitsImgflip, 28% of all
- Expected in November30Mvisits-1% vs last month
- 30,779,557 Google visits went to the 13 AI meme generator sites RankDude tracks in October 2026, 35% fewer than a year earlier.
- Shrinking: the AI meme generator market is shrinking.
- 8,100 searches a month for “ai meme generator” worldwide, 44% of them in the US (Google Ads, 12-month average).
- 28% of all visits go to Imgflip, the most-visited AI meme generator; the five most-visited take 78.5%.
- 17.4% of visits come from the United States, followed by India, Canada and the United Kingdom.
- 30,364,096 visits expected in November 2026, likely between 26M and 35M.
Source: DataForSEO, Google Ads and Google Trends, October 2026, compiled by RankDude.
Market demand
1Is the AI meme generator market growing in 2026?
Shrinking.
Over two years, visits went from 28M in November 2024 to a high of 54M in January 2025, and stand at 31M in October 2026. Five sites take 78.5% of visits, so one ranking change at the top moves the whole line.
- Visits, year on year
- -35%
- Visits, last six months
- -34%
- Name searches, US
- -17%
- Busiest month (2 years)
- January 2025, 54M visits
| Quarter | Visits from Google | Vs the quarter before |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 119,902,078 | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | 139,671,570 | -6% |
| Q1 2026 | 148,373,950 | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | 149,334,488 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | 131,772,319 | +3% |
| Q2 2025 | 127,394,759 | -14% |
Quarter
- Q3 2026
- Visits from Google
- 119,902,078
- Vs the quarter before
- -14%
- Q2 2026
- Visits from Google
- 139,671,570
- Vs the quarter before
- -6%
- Q1 2026
- Visits from Google
- 148,373,950
- Vs the quarter before
- -1%
- Q4 2025
- Visits from Google
- 149,334,488
- Vs the quarter before
- +13%
- Q3 2025
- Visits from Google
- 131,772,319
- Vs the quarter before
- +3%
- Q2 2025
- Visits from Google
- 127,394,759
- Vs the quarter before
- -14%
WorldVisits a month to AI meme generator sites, worldwide
Miles explains
I only call a market growing when visits and name searches agree. Here visits are down and name searches are down, so they agree.
Search trends
2How many people search for AI meme generators in 2026?
“ai meme generator” is searched about 8,100 times a month worldwide, 44% of it in the US.
Google Trends barely registered “ai meme generator” until May 2022; interest then climbed to its peak in April 2026. Americans make 44% of the searches but only 17.4% of the visits, because the big sites also draw heavily from India, Canada and United Kingdom.
- Searches a month, US
- 3,600
- Google Trends now
- 48/100 -42%
- Five-year peak
- 85/100 in April 2026
WorldGoogle Trends interest in "ai meme generator", worldwide (0–100)
Miles explains
Google Trends shows direction, not volume. Interest is lower than a year ago, and I only trust that when the visits move the same way.
Monthly analysis
3What changed in the AI meme generator market in October 2026?
Fewer visits than a year ago, fewer people searching by name, and the next six months look like a slide.
The fastest growers over the year, MemeCam, Perchance AI Image Generator and invideo, grew fastest, mostly from a smaller base. The losers, led by Predis.ai, lost most of their search visits (-82%).
- Visits vs September 2026
- -15%
- Biggest gain this month
- Simplified +2%
- Biggest loss this month
- MemeCam -32%
Growing fastest, year on year
MemeCam+79%
Perchance AI Image Generator+26%
invideo+2%
Falling fastest, year on year
Predis.ai-82%
Fotor-70%
Supermeme.ai-60%
Miles explains
Huge percentages like MemeCam’s +79% usually mean one site won a big Google ranking from a small start. I watch whether it holds the next month.
Monthly forecast
4What happens next for AI meme generators?
I expect November 2026 to be about the same as October 2026, and the next six months to look down.
The forecast carries the level of recent months forward, not the trend line, because that version missed least when tested on past months. November is usually a busier month than average for searches, but the calendar did not improve the forecast, so it is left out.
- Expected in November 2026
- 30,364,096 visits
- Likely range
- 26M to 35M
- Expected in May 2027
- 28M -9%
- Past forecasts in range
- 3 of 6 months
Visits from Google search to the tracked sites, a month. Hover or tap the chart for each month.
Miles explains
Read the range, not the single number: tested on the last 6 months, my method landed inside its range 3 times.
Industry report
5The most-visited AI meme generator sites in 2026
The most visited is Imgflip, with 8.5 million visits a month, 28% of all visits.
Imgflip and Cutout.Pro together hold 44% of all visits. Below the top five the market is long and thin: the other 8 sites share 21.5%.
- Top five sites
- 78.5% of all visits
- Visits from the US
- 17.4%
- Largest markets outside the US
- India, Canada and United Kingdom
- Sites tracked
- 13
Most-visited AI meme generator sites, October 2026
Imgflip27.8%
Cutout.Pro16.7%
Perchance AI Image Generator13.3%
Fotor10.5%
Remaker AI10.3%
Share of all visits from Google. Traffic, not quality.
Miles explains
Imgflip alone has 28% of all visits. That’s a big lead, but one Google update can close it fast.
Download the data
6Can I download the AI meme generator data?
Yes. Every number on these pages comes from two CSV files, free to download.
sites.csv has one row per site: its Google US position for “ai meme generator”, Tranco rank, Chrome UX tier, visits from Google worldwide and in the US, name searches, Domain Rating and referring domains, with the month each figure covers. market.csv has the monthly totals across the tracked sites: visits worldwide and in the US, name searches and referring domains. Blanks mean the source had no figure, never zero.
Cite as: Miles Foster, “AI Meme Generator Statistics, October 2026”, RankDude, https://rankdude.ai/statistics/ai-meme-generator
7AI meme generator statistics: questions people ask
How many people use AI meme generators?
The 13 AI meme generator sites RankDude measures got about 31 million visits from Google in October 2026. That counts visits from Google search only, not every visit, so the real total is higher.
Is the AI meme generator market growing?
No. Visits are down 35% on a year ago. They have fallen 41% since December 2025. Searches for the sites by name are 17% lower than in October 2025. The forecast for November 2026 is about 30 million visits.
Which AI meme generator is the most popular?
By visits from Google, Imgflip is the most visited, with about 8.5 million in October 2026, followed by Cutout.Pro and Perchance AI Image Generator. This measures traffic, not quality.
How many people search for "ai meme generator"?
About 8,100 searches a month worldwide, about 3,600 of them in the US, on a 12-month average from Google Ads data.
Where do AI meme generator users come from?
17.4% of visits come from the United States. Outside the US the largest markets are India, Canada and United Kingdom.
Where do these AI meme generator statistics come from?
Traffic, rankings and search volume come from DataForSEO, popularity from Tranco and the Chrome UX Report, link strength from Ahrefs and search interest from Google Trends via DataForSEO. The figures are pulled once a month, after the month has closed, and each edition is kept as published, apart from any correction, which is dated on the page.
