AI receptionist market, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The marketâ–Ľ Shrinking
- Visits, year on year
- -37%
- Visits vs September 2026
- -14%
- Name searches vs October 2025
- +2.2%
Every month I measure Google visits to the 30 AI receptionist sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 578,420 visits, 37% fewer than a year ago and 14% fewer than in September 2026.
Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 7% in a year), who sits highest on Google, where the visitors live and what comes next.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
AI receptionist 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 578,420 visits from Google in October 2026, 37% fewer than a year ago and 14% fewer than in September 2026. Goodcall alone takes 60.5% of the visits, so the totals mostly follow it. Without it, visits would be down 60.9% on a year ago instead of down 36.5%.
- Google Ads gives no search figure I can publish for “ai receptionist” this month. People searched the site names 19,560 times in the US in September 2026, 2% more often than in October 2025.
- No tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai receptionist”; the highest is NextPhone, at position 14. Goodcall is the most-visited site.
- 62.8% of visits came from the US (50.5% a year ago), then Canada, India and United Kingdom. The five most-visited sites took 92.3% of all visits.
1How many visits
In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-37%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-14%). Goodcall alone takes 60.5% of the visits, so the totals mostly follow it. Without it, visits would be down 60.9% on a year ago instead of down 36.5%.
- Visits, October 2026
- 578,420 (-36.5% on a year ago, -14.1% on September 2026)
- US visits
- 363,033 (-21.0% on a year ago)
- 24-month peak
- 1,864,606 in April 2026
WorldVisits a month to AI receptionist sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 37% below a year ago, and 69% below the April 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 2% more often than in October 2025 (+2%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.
- Searches for "ai receptionist"
- no figure this month
- Name searches, September 2026
- 19,560 in the US (+2.2% since October 2025), 56,780 worldwide
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 |
|---|---|
 Avoca AI | 3,600 |
 Smith.ai | 3,600 |
 Goodcall | 2,900 |
 Loman AI | 1,900 |
 Slang.ai | 1,600 |
 Abby Connect | 1,300 |
 Arini | 1,300 |
 Sameday AI | 720 |
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: “nhs england ai receptionist advice”.
Miles explains
Name searches are the number I trust most. They are about level, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows more people coming back on purpose.
3Who is on Google's first page
No tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai receptionist”; the highest-placed is NextPhone, at position 14. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.
Ordered by US Google position for “ai receptionist”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.
| Site | Google US | Tranco | Move in 40 days | Search visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NextPhone | 14 | 1,488,130 | â–˛ 581,456 | 1,272 |
 Nucleus | – | 147,956 | ▼ 14,716 | 1,786 |
| Smith.ai | – | 165,378 | ▲ 17,547 | 17,504 |
 Numa | – | 255,019 | ▼ 1,328 | 2,241 |
| Avoca AI | – | 277,639 | ▲ 47,035 | 6,045 |
| Goodcall | – | 322,973 | ▲ 12,799 | 349,761 |
 Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk) | – | 396,400 | ▼ 2,524 | 81,430 |
 Rosie | – | 497,178 | ▲ 125,543 | 1,309 |
 Phonely | – | 510,416 | ▼ 29,440 | 983 |
 Newo | – | 546,276 | ▲ 24,185 | 1,204 |
 Ringly | – | 609,151 | ▲ 279,972 | 5,191 |
| Loman AI | – | 677,955 | ▲ 42,153 | 2,233 |
 Dialzara | – | 747,998 | ▲ 157,945 | 1,080 |
| Sameday AI | – | 858,663 | ▲ 778,131 | 401 |
| Abby Connect | – | 1,080,107 | ▼ 41,678 | 2,216 |
Site
- Google US
- 14
- Tranco
- 1,488,130
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 581,456
- Search visits
- 1,272
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 147,956
- Move in 40 days
- â–Ľ 14,716
- Search visits
- 1,786
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 165,378
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 17,547
- Search visits
- 17,504
- Numa
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 255,019
- Move in 40 days
- â–Ľ 1,328
- Search visits
- 2,241
- Avoca AI
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 277,639
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 47,035
- Search visits
- 6,045
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 322,973
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 12,799
- Search visits
- 349,761
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 396,400
- Move in 40 days
- â–Ľ 2,524
- Search visits
- 81,430
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 497,178
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 125,543
- Search visits
- 1,309
- Phonely
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 510,416
- Move in 40 days
- â–Ľ 29,440
- Search visits
- 983
- Newo
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 546,276
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 24,185
- Search visits
- 1,204
- Ringly
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 609,151
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 279,972
- Search visits
- 5,191
- Loman AI
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 677,955
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 42,153
- Search visits
- 2,233
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 747,998
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 157,945
- Search visits
- 1,080
- Sameday AI
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 858,663
- Move in 40 days
- â–˛ 778,131
- Search visits
- 401
- Abby Connect
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 1,080,107
- Move in 40 days
- â–Ľ 41,678
- Search visits
- 2,216
Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 15 of 30 sites shown.
Miles explains
No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai receptionist”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.
4Who grew, who faded
Biggest gain in October 2026: ServiceAgent (+69%); biggest loss: Avoca AI (-51%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.
Biggest moves in October 2026
| Up this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 ServiceAgent | 17,538 | 29,675 | +69.2% |
 AIRA | 6,048 | 7,417 | +22.6% |
| Smith.ai | 14,923 | 17,504 | +17.3% |
Up this month
- ServiceAgent
- Sep 26
- 17,538
- Oct 26
- 29,675
- Change
- +69.2%
- AIRA
- Sep 26
- 6,048
- Oct 26
- 7,417
- Change
- +22.6%
- Sep 26
- 14,923
- Oct 26
- 17,504
- Change
- +17.3%
| Down this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca AI | 12,381 | 6,045 | -51.2% |
| Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk) | 131,904 | 81,430 | -38.3% |
| Goodcall | 405,856 | 349,761 | -13.8% |
| Ringly | 5,720 | 5,191 | -9.2% |
 Talkie.ai | 56,183 | 55,632 | -1.0% |
Down this month
- Avoca AI
- Sep 26
- 12,381
- Oct 26
- 6,045
- Change
- -51.2%
- Sep 26
- 131,904
- Oct 26
- 81,430
- Change
- -38.3%
- Sep 26
- 405,856
- Oct 26
- 349,761
- Change
- -13.8%
- Ringly
- Sep 26
- 5,720
- Oct 26
- 5,191
- Change
- -9.2%
- Talkie.ai
- Sep 26
- 56,183
- Oct 26
- 55,632
- Change
- -1.0%
Brand demand, since October 2025
| Searched more | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodcall | 1,900 | 2,900 | +52.6% |
| Avoca AI | 2,400 | 3,600 | +50.0% |
| Loman AI | 1,300 | 1,900 | +46.2% |
| Slang.ai | 1,300 | 1,600 | +23.1% |
Searched more
- Oct 25
- 1,900
- Sep 26
- 2,900
- Change
- +52.6%
- Avoca AI
- Oct 25
- 2,400
- Sep 26
- 3,600
- Change
- +50.0%
- Loman AI
- Oct 25
- 1,300
- Sep 26
- 1,900
- Change
- +46.2%
- Slang.ai
- Oct 25
- 1,300
- Sep 26
- 1,600
- Change
- +23.1%
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
5Where the visitors live
About 63 of every 100 visits come from the United States.
- US share of visits
- 62.8% (50.5% a year ago)
- Largest outside the US
- Canada, India and United Kingdom
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 | 31,234 | 57% |
| India | 13,544 | 24.7% |
| United Kingdom | 4,290 | 7.8% |
| Germany | 3,285 | 6% |
| Australia | 999 | 1.8% |
| Brazil | 886 | 1.6% |
| France | 549 | 1% |
Country
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 31,234
- Share of the measured countries
- 57%
- India
- Search visits a month
- 13,544
- Share of the measured countries
- 24.7%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 4,290
- Share of the measured countries
- 7.8%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 3,285
- Share of the measured countries
- 6%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 999
- Share of the measured countries
- 1.8%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 886
- Share of the measured countries
- 1.6%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 549
- Share of the measured countries
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the single biggest market, but only about 63 in every 100 visits. Canada alone is 57% of the countries I measure outside it.
6Links and ratings
Referring domains were not measured for October 2026. The average Domain Rating is 54. Smith.ai has the strongest link profile at DR 76.
| By Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | DR |
|---|---|
| Smith.ai | 76 |
| Ringly | 73 |
| Goodcall | 72 |
| Dialzara | 70 |
| Rosie | 68 |
| Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk) | 66 |
| Avoca AI | 62 |
| Loman AI | 62 |
By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)
- DR
- 76
- Ringly
- DR
- 73
- DR
- 72
- DR
- 70
- DR
- 68
- DR
- 66
- Avoca AI
- DR
- 62
- Loman AI
- DR
- 62
Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, October 2026.