AI roleplay app industry report: the key numbers for October 2026
Four numbers for October 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 10 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 | 4,303,304 | October 2026; -6.3% year on year, -7.5% month on month |
| Search visits a month, United States | 1,088,227 | October 2026; -5.0% year on year |
| US share of worldwide search visits | 25.3% | October 2026 |
| Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands | 1,647,060 | September 2026; +28.5% against October 2025 |
| Brand-name searches a month, worldwide | 5,770,800 | September 2026; +24.7% against October 2025 |
| Searches a month for “ai roleplay”, US | 22,200 | Google Ads, 12-month average |
| Searches a month for “ai roleplay”, worldwide | 49,500 | Google Ads, 12-month average |
| Referring domains, all tracked sites | 27,603 | October 2026; +58.1% year on year |
| Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites | 98.7% | October 2026 |
| Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai roleplay”, US | 0 | October 2026; positions 1 to 10 |
| Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai roleplay”, US | 0 | October 2026; any position checked |
Measure
- Search visits a month, all tracked sites, worldwide
- Value
- 4,303,304
- Period and basis
- October 2026; -6.3% year on year, -7.5% month on month
- Search visits a month, United States
- Value
- 1,088,227
- Period and basis
- October 2026; -5.0% year on year
- US share of worldwide search visits
- Value
- 25.3%
- Period and basis
- October 2026
- Brand-name searches a month, US, all counted brands
- Value
- 1,647,060
- Period and basis
- September 2026; +28.5% against October 2025
- Brand-name searches a month, worldwide
- Value
- 5,770,800
- Period and basis
- September 2026; +24.7% against October 2025
- Searches a month for “ai roleplay”, US
- Value
- 22,200
- Period and basis
- Google Ads, 12-month average
- Searches a month for “ai roleplay”, worldwide
- Value
- 49,500
- Period and basis
- Google Ads, 12-month average
- Referring domains, all tracked sites
- Value
- 27,603
- Period and basis
- October 2026; +58.1% year on year
- Share of worldwide visits held by the five most-visited sites
- Value
- 98.7%
- Period and basis
- October 2026
- Tracked sites on Google's first page for “ai roleplay”, US
- Value
- 0
- Period and basis
- October 2026; positions 1 to 10
- Tracked sites ranking anywhere for “ai roleplay”, US
- Value
- 0
- Period and basis
- October 2026; any position checked
2How many people visited
In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-6%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-8%). CrushOn AI lost more visits on its own than the whole market lost in a year. Without it, visits would be up 49.7% on a year ago instead of down 6.3%.
WorldVisits a month to AI roleplay app sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 6% below a year ago, and 27% below the February 2026 high. 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 29% more often than in October 2025 (+29%). 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 29%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows more people coming back on purpose.
4Where the visitors live
About 25 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 | 502,495 | 45.9% |
| Brazil | 167,286 | 15.3% |
| Canada | 149,725 | 13.7% |
| United Kingdom | 104,935 | 9.6% |
| Germany | 68,723 | 6.3% |
| France | 57,991 | 5.3% |
| Australia | 44,315 | 4% |
Country
- India
- Search visits a month
- 502,495
- Share of the measured countries
- 45.9%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 167,286
- Share of the measured countries
- 15.3%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 149,725
- Share of the measured countries
- 13.7%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 104,935
- Share of the measured countries
- 9.6%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 68,723
- Share of the measured countries
- 6.3%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 57,991
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.3%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 44,315
- Share of the measured countries
- 4%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the biggest single market, but only about 25 in every 100 visits. India alone is 45.9% of the countries measured outside it.
5The most-visited sites
SpicyChat gets the most visits, SpicyChat is the name people search for most, and no tracked site ranks on Google for “ai roleplay”. The five most-visited sites take 98.7% of all visits.
| By worldwide search visits | Visits a month |
|---|---|
| 2,265,530 | |
| 1,492,455 | |
| 369,772 | |
| 68,809 | |
| 49,212 | |
| 19,011 | |
| 17,406 | |
| 15,821 | |
| 2,962 | |
| 2,326 |
By worldwide search visits
- Visits a month
- 2,265,530
- Visits a month
- 1,492,455
- Visits a month
- 369,772
- Visits a month
- 68,809
- Visits a month
- 49,212
- Visits a month
- 19,011
- Visits a month
- 17,406
- Visits a month
- 15,821
- Visits a month
- 2,962
- Visits a month
- 2,326
| By US brand-name searches | Searches a month |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 | |
| 450,000 | |
| 90,500 | |
| 60,500 | |
| 27,100 | |
| 8,100 | |
| 6,600 | |
| 2,900 | |
| 880 | |
| 480 |
By US brand-name searches
- Searches a month
- 1,000,000
- Searches a month
- 450,000
- Searches a month
- 90,500
- Searches a month
- 60,500
- Searches a month
- 27,100
- Searches a month
- 8,100
- Searches a month
- 6,600
- Searches a month
- 2,900
- Searches a month
- 880
- Searches a month
- 480
Miles explains
The five most-visited sites take 98.7% 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 Bubio.ai (+861%); the steepest fall was at CrushOn AI (-45%). Big swings are usually one site winning or losing one Google ranking.
| Growing | A year ago | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,122 | 49,212 | +861% | |
| 50,729 | 369,772 | +629% | |
| 40,442 | 68,809 | +70% | |
| 14,289 | 19,011 | +33% | |
| 1,735,159 | 2,265,530 | +31% |
| Declining | A year ago | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,712,729 | 1,492,455 | -45% | |
| 29,052 | 17,406 | -40% |
Declining
- A year ago
- 2,712,729
- Now
- 1,492,455
- Change
- -45%
- A year ago
- 29,052
- Now
- 17,406
- Change
- -40%
Worldwide search visits, October 2026 against a year earlier; sites with at least 5,000 visits a year ago.
