AI resume screening tool market, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The market▼ Shrinking
- Visits, year on year
- -54%
- Visits vs September 2026
- -13%
- Name searches vs October 2025
- +2.0%
Every month I measure Google visits to the 41 AI resume screening tool sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 2.8 million visits, 54% fewer than a year ago and 13% fewer than in September 2026.
Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 283% in a year), where the visitors live and what comes next.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI resume screening 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.
- The tracked sites got 2,819,897 visits from Google in October 2026, 54% fewer than a year ago and 13% fewer than in September 2026.
- “ai resume screening” gets about 320 US searches a month. People searched the site names 592,720 times in the US in September 2026, 2% more often than in October 2025.
- No tracked site ranks on Google for “ai resume screening”. iCIMS is the most-visited site.
- 30.6% of visits came from the US (40.1% a year ago), then India, United Kingdom and Canada. The five most-visited sites took 69.7% of all visits.
1How many visits
In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-54%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-13%).
- Visits, October 2026
- 2,819,897 (-54.2% on a year ago, -13.3% on September 2026)
- US visits
- 863,322 (-65.1% on a year ago)
- 24-month peak
- 8,852,568 in January 2025
WorldVisits a month to AI resume screening tool sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 54% below a year ago, and 68% below the January 2025 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 resume screening"
- 320 a month in the US, 880 worldwide (12-month average)
- Name searches, September 2026
- 592,720 in the US (+2.0% since October 2025), 1,980,120 worldwide
USSearches a month for "ai resume screening", 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 |
|---|---|
 Greenhouse | 246,000 |
 Qureos | 110,000 |
 Lever | 74,000 |
 Pinpoint | 33,100 |
 iCIMS | 27,100 |
 HireVue | 18,100 |
 Phenom | 18,100 |
 Jobvite | 14,800 |
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 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 resume screening”. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.
Ordered by US Google position for “ai resume screening”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.
| Site | Google US | Tranco | Move in 41 days | Search visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 SmartRecruiters | – | 6,153 | ▲ 222 | 382,408 |
| iCIMS | – | 6,262 | ▲ 481 | 595,429 |
| Lever | – | 7,405 | ▲ 1,798 | 150,675 |
 Workable | – | 10,224 | ▲ 179 | 546,838 |
 Paradox | – | 13,583 | ▲ 1,614 | 22,230 |
 Eightfold AI | – | 13,699 | ▲ 758 | 68,486 |
 Teamtailor Co-pilot | – | 13,939 | ▲ 1,327 | 289,878 |
 Tellent Recruitee Screening Assistant | – | 15,160 | ▲ 3,596 | 120,991 |
| Jobvite | – | 18,853 | ▲ 592 | 99,242 |
 Recruit CRM | – | 45,938 | ▲ 7,427 | 13,896 |
| Pinpoint | – | 48,823 | ▲ 16,668 | 140,100 |
| HireVue | – | 53,892 | ▲ 13,266 | 28,165 |
| Greenhouse | – | 63,363 | ▲ 4,397 | 107,046 |
 Humanly | – | 126,303 | ▼ 4,033 | 5,301 |
| Phenom | – | 132,197 | ▲ 4,920 | 20,240 |
Site
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 6,153
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 222
- Search visits
- 382,408
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 6,262
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 481
- Search visits
- 595,429
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 7,405
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 1,798
- Search visits
- 150,675
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 10,224
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 179
- Search visits
- 546,838
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 13,583
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 1,614
- Search visits
- 22,230
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 13,699
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 758
- Search visits
- 68,486
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 13,939
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 1,327
- Search visits
- 289,878
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 15,160
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 3,596
- Search visits
- 120,991
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 18,853
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 592
- Search visits
- 99,242
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 45,938
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 7,427
- Search visits
- 13,896
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 48,823
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 16,668
- Search visits
- 140,100
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 53,892
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 13,266
- Search visits
- 28,165
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 63,363
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 4,397
- Search visits
- 107,046
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 126,303
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 4,033
- Search visits
- 5,301
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 132,197
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 4,920
- Search visits
- 20,240
Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 15 of 41 sites shown.
Miles explains
No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai resume screening”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.
4Who grew, who faded
Biggest gain in October 2026: Phenom (+35%); biggest loss: Humanly (-72%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.
Biggest moves in October 2026
| Up this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom | 15,039 | 20,240 | +34.6% |
 Skima AI | 31,579 | 34,354 | +8.8% |
 Xobin | 9,316 | 10,102 | +8.4% |
 Metaview | 19,069 | 20,507 | +7.5% |
| Greenhouse | 99,810 | 107,046 | +7.2% |
 X0PA AI | 44,367 | 45,788 | +3.2% |
Brand demand, since October 2025
| Searched more | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qureos | 60,500 | 110,000 | +81.8% |
Searched more
- Oct 25
- 60,500
- Sep 26
- 110,000
- Change
- +81.8%
| Searched less | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Beamery | 1,300 | 720 | -44.6% |
 hireEZ | 2,900 | 1,900 | -34.5% |
| SmartRecruiters | 12,100 | 8,100 | -33.1% |
 Glider AI | 1,000 | 720 | -28.0% |
| Recruit CRM | 2,400 | 1,900 | -20.8% |
| Phenom | 22,200 | 18,100 | -18.5% |
Searched less
- Oct 25
- 1,300
- Sep 26
- 720
- Change
- -44.6%
- Oct 25
- 2,900
- Sep 26
- 1,900
- Change
- -34.5%
- Oct 25
- 12,100
- Sep 26
- 8,100
- Change
- -33.1%
- Oct 25
- 1,000
- Sep 26
- 720
- Change
- -28.0%
- Oct 25
- 2,400
- Sep 26
- 1,900
- Change
- -20.8%
- Oct 25
- 22,200
- Sep 26
- 18,100
- Change
- -18.5%
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
5Where the visitors live
About 31 of every 100 visits come from the United States.
- US share of visits
- 30.6% (40.1% a year ago)
- Largest outside the US
- India, United Kingdom and Canada
- US share of "ai resume screening" searches
- 36%
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 | 306,184 | 36.7% |
| United Kingdom | 196,364 | 23.5% |
| Canada | 161,179 | 19.3% |
| France | 63,014 | 7.6% |
| Germany | 59,963 | 7.2% |
| Australia | 26,877 | 3.2% |
| Brazil | 20,598 | 2.5% |
Country
- India
- Search visits a month
- 306,184
- Share of the measured countries
- 36.7%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 196,364
- Share of the measured countries
- 23.5%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 161,179
- Share of the measured countries
- 19.3%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 63,014
- Share of the measured countries
- 7.6%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 59,963
- Share of the measured countries
- 7.2%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 26,877
- Share of the measured countries
- 3.2%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 20,598
- Share of the measured countries
- 2.5%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the single biggest market, but only about 31 in every 100 visits. India alone is 36.7% of the countries I measure outside it.
6Links and ratings
The tracked sites had 274,695 referring domains between them in October 2026 (39 of the 41 sites measured); this is the first reading, so there is no year-on-year figure yet. The average Domain Rating is 64. Lever has the strongest link profile at DR 91.
| By Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | DR |
|---|---|
| Lever | 91 |
| Teamtailor Co-pilot | 91 |
| Workable | 90 |
| iCIMS | 89 |
| Tellent Recruitee Screening Assistant | 88 |
| SmartRecruiters | 87 |
| Jobvite | 84 |
| Pinpoint | 82 |
By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)
- DR
- 91
- DR
- 91
- DR
- 90
- DR
- 89
- DR
- 88
- DR
- 87
- DR
- 84
- DR
- 82
| By referring domains | Domains |
|---|---|
| Workable | 48,908 |
| iCIMS | 32,623 |
| SmartRecruiters | 29,396 |
| Lever | 26,856 |
| Teamtailor Co-pilot | 24,834 |
| Tellent Recruitee Screening Assistant | 19,275 |
| Jobvite | 17,586 |
| Greenhouse | 9,638 |
By referring domains
- Domains
- 48,908
- Domains
- 32,623
- Domains
- 29,396
- Domains
- 26,856
- Domains
- 24,834
- Domains
- 19,275
- Domains
- 17,586
- Domains
- 9,638
Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, October 2026.