AI research paper writer industry report: the key numbers for October 2026
Four numbers for October 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 6 tracked sites. Tap one for the detail below.
1Every figure in one table
| Measure | Value | Period and basis |
|---|---|---|
| Search visits a month, all tracked sites, worldwide | 948,478,789 | October 2026; +317.7% year on year, +4.3% month on month |
| Search visits a month, United States | 76,096,519 | October 2026; +1387.3% year on year |
| US share of worldwide search visits | 8% | October 2026 |
| Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands | 133,167,060 | September 2026; +6.3% against October 2025 |
| Brand-name searches a month, worldwide | 1,448,263,600 | September 2026; +28.4% against October 2025 |
| Searches a month for “ai paper writer”, US | 1,000 | Google Ads, 12-month average |
| Searches a month for “ai paper writer”, worldwide | 1,600 | Google Ads, 12-month average |
| Referring domains, all tracked sites | 455,199 | October 2026; first reading, no year-on-year figure yet |
| Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites | 100% | October 2026 |
| Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai paper writer”, US | 0 | October 2026; positions 1 to 10 |
| Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai paper writer”, US | 0 | October 2026; any position checked |
Measure
- Search visits a month, all tracked sites, worldwide
- Value
- 948,478,789
- Period and basis
- October 2026; +317.7% year on year, +4.3% month on month
- Search visits a month, United States
- Value
- 76,096,519
- Period and basis
- October 2026; +1387.3% year on year
- US share of worldwide search visits
- Value
- 8%
- Period and basis
- October 2026
- Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands
- Value
- 133,167,060
- Period and basis
- September 2026; +6.3% against October 2025
- Brand-name searches a month, worldwide
- Value
- 1,448,263,600
- Period and basis
- September 2026; +28.4% against October 2025
- Searches a month for “ai paper writer”, US
- Value
- 1,000
- Period and basis
- Google Ads, 12-month average
- Searches a month for “ai paper writer”, worldwide
- Value
- 1,600
- Period and basis
- Google Ads, 12-month average
- Referring domains, all tracked sites
- Value
- 455,199
- Period and basis
- October 2026; first reading, no year-on-year figure yet
- Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites
- Value
- 100%
- Period and basis
- October 2026
- Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai paper writer”, US
- Value
- 0
- Period and basis
- October 2026; positions 1 to 10
- Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai paper writer”, US
- Value
- 0
- Period and basis
- October 2026; any position checked
2How many people visited
In plain words: These sites got more visits from Google than a year ago (+318%), and October 2026 was a better month than September 2026 (+4%). ChatGPT, which takes 96.9% of all the visits, accounts for most of the rise (97% of it). Without it, visits would be up 259.3% on a year ago instead of up 317.7%. ChatGPT made most of the move in October 2026: it gained 33,563,995 of the market's 39,411,210 visits; without it, visits to the other sites rose 24.4% on September 2026.
WorldVisits a month to AI research paper writer sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 318% above a year ago, and this is the highest month in two years. 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 6% more often than in October 2025 (+6%). That is the loyalty number: nobody types a name by accident.
USSearches a month for the site names, United States
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 up 6%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows more people coming back on purpose.
4Where the visitors live
About 8 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 (%)
US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.
| Country | Search visits a month | Share of the measured countries |
|---|---|---|
| India | 162,438,534 | 82.1% |
| Germany | 15,877,389 | 8% |
| Canada | 11,493,433 | 5.8% |
| Brazil | 2,620,248 | 1.3% |
| United Kingdom | 2,302,988 | 1.2% |
| France | 1,665,477 | 0.8% |
| Australia | 1,423,863 | 0.7% |
Country
- India
- Search visits a month
- 162,438,534
- Share of the measured countries
- 82.1%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 15,877,389
- Share of the measured countries
- 8%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 11,493,433
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.8%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 2,620,248
- Share of the measured countries
- 1.3%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 2,302,988
- Share of the measured countries
- 1.2%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 1,665,477
- Share of the measured countries
- 0.8%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 1,423,863
- Share of the measured countries
- 0.7%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the biggest single market, but only about 8 in every 100 visits. India alone is 82.1% of the countries measured outside it.
5The most-visited sites
ChatGPT gets the most visits, ChatGPT is the name people search for most, and no tracked site ranks on Google for “ai paper writer”. The five most-visited sites take 100% of all visits.
| By worldwide search visits | Visits a month |
|---|---|
 ChatGPT | 918,686,520 |
 Claude | 28,705,332 |
 Paperpal | 733,563 |
 Jenni | 329,567 |
 Yomu | 19,887 |
 Logically | 3,920 |
Miles explains
The five most-visited sites take 100% 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 ChatGPT (+320%); the steepest fall was at Yomu (-50%). Big swings are usually one site winning or losing one Google ranking.
Worldwide search visits, October 2026 against a year earlier; sites with at least 5,000 visits a year ago.