AI shopping assistant statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure 18 AI shopping assistant sites with data from DataForSEO, Google Trends, Tranco and Ahrefs. They are the sites that rank on Google for "ai shopping assistants" plus the most-visited AI shopping assistant sites overall. In October 2026 they got about 151,652 visits from Google, 46% more 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 shopping assistants page.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
AI shopping assistant 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 18 AI shopping assistant sites I track. Tap one for the details.
- Visits from Google152Kvisits+46% vs a year ago
- Google searches3.6Ksearchesfor "ai shopping assistants"
- Most visited site79.3KvisitsPhia, 52% of all
- Expected in November153Kvisits+1% vs last month
- 151,652 Google visits went to the 18 AI shopping assistant sites RankDude tracks in October 2026, 46% more than a year earlier (19% fewer without Phia).
- Shrinking: the AI shopping assistant market is shrinking, but visits are up 18% over the last six months.
- 3,600 searches a month for “ai shopping assistants” worldwide, 36% of them in the US (Google Ads, 12-month average).
- 52% of all visits go to Phia, the most-visited AI shopping assistant; the five most-visited take 89.2%.
- 47.9% of visits come from the United States, followed by India, the United Kingdom and Canada.
- 153,003 visits expected in November 2026, likely between 141K and 165K.
Source: DataForSEO, Google Ads and Google Trends, October 2026, compiled by RankDude.
Market demand
1Is the AI shopping assistant market growing in 2026?
Shrinking, but visits are up 18% over the last six months.
Over two years, visits went from 74.0K in November 2024 to a high of 152K in October 2026, and stand at 152K in October 2026. Much of the year’s change is one site, Phia, which is why I also look at the market without it.
- Visits, year on year
- -19%
- Visits, last six months
- +18%
- Name searches, US
- -44%
- Busiest month (2 years)
- October 2026, 152K visits
| Quarter | Visits from Google | Vs the quarter before |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 409,079 | +6% |
| Q2 2026 | 387,224 | -1% |
| Q1 2026 | 389,771 | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | 310,426 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | 244,329 | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | 165,658 | -1% |
Quarter
- Q3 2026
- Visits from Google
- 409,079
- Vs the quarter before
- +6%
- Q2 2026
- Visits from Google
- 387,224
- Vs the quarter before
- -1%
- Q1 2026
- Visits from Google
- 389,771
- Vs the quarter before
- +26%
- Q4 2025
- Visits from Google
- 310,426
- Vs the quarter before
- +27%
- Q3 2025
- Visits from Google
- 244,329
- Vs the quarter before
- +47%
- Q2 2025
- Visits from Google
- 165,658
- Vs the quarter before
- -1%
WorldVisits a month to AI shopping assistant 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 shopping assistants in 2026?
“ai shopping assistants” is searched about 3,600 times a month worldwide, 36% of it in the US.
Google Trends barely registered “ai shopping assistants” until June 2025; interest then climbed to its peak in May 2026.
- Searches a month, US
- 1,300
- Google Trends now
- 24/100 -44%
- Five-year peak
- 61/100 in May 2026
WorldGoogle Trends interest in "ai shopping assistants", 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 shopping assistant market in October 2026?
More visits than a year ago only because of Phia, but fewer people searching by name, and the next six months look like growth.
The fastest growers over the year, Phia, ShopSavvy and Alta, grew fastest, mostly from a smaller base. The losers, led by Manifest AI, lost most of their search visits (-64%).
- Visits vs September 2026
- +6%
- Biggest gain this month
- Phia +11%
- Biggest loss this month
- Manifest AI -15%
Growing fastest, year on year
Phia+434%
ShopSavvy+51%
Alta+48%
Falling fastest, year on year
Manifest AI-64%
Vetted-57%
Luigi's Box-4%
Miles explains
Huge percentages like Phia’s +434% 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 shopping assistants?
I expect November 2026 to be about the same as October 2026, and the next six months to look up.
The forecast carries the level of recent months forward, not the trend line, because that version missed least when tested on past months.
- Expected in November 2026
- 153,003 visits
- Likely range
- 141K to 165K
- Expected in May 2027
- 158K +4%
- Past forecasts in range
- 6 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 6 times.
Industry report
5The most-visited AI shopping assistant sites in 2026
The most visited is Phia, with 79,299 visits a month, 52% of all visits.
Phia and ShopSavvy together hold 66% of all visits. Below the top five the market is long and thin: the other 13 sites share 10.8%.
- Top five sites
- 89.2% of all visits
- Visits from the US
- 47.9%
- Largest markets outside the US
- India, United Kingdom and Canada
- Sites tracked
- 18
Most-visited AI shopping assistant sites, October 2026
- Phia52.3%
- ShopSavvy13.5%
- Alta13.2%
- Manifest AI6.5%
- Luigi's Box3.7%
Share of all visits from Google. Traffic, not quality. 17 more listed tools are not measured here: 6 are measured in the category of their main product, 3 sit on shared domains whose traffic is not their own and 8 live on domains whose traffic is mostly another product.
Miles explains
Phia alone has 52% of all visits. That’s a big lead, but one Google update can close it fast.
Download the data
6Can I download the AI shopping assistant data?
Yes. Every number on these pages comes from two CSV files, free to download.
Cite as: Miles Foster, “AI Shopping Assistants Statistics, October 2026”, RankDude, https://rankdude.ai/statistics/ai-shopping-assistants
7AI shopping assistant statistics: questions people ask
How many people use AI shopping assistants?
The 18 AI shopping assistant sites RankDude measures got about 151,652 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 shopping assistant market growing?
Mixed. Visits are up 46% on a year ago, but only because of Phia; without it they are down 19%. Over the last six months they are up 18%. Searches for the sites by name are 44% lower than in October 2025. The forecast for November 2026 is about 153,003 visits.
Which AI shopping assistant is the most popular?
By visits from Google, Phia is the most visited, with about 79,299 in October 2026, followed by ShopSavvy and Alta. This measures traffic, not quality.
How many people search for "ai shopping assistants"?
About 3,600 searches a month worldwide, about 1,300 of them in the US, on a 12-month average from Google Ads data.
Where do AI shopping assistant users come from?
47.9% of visits come from the United States. Outside the US the largest markets are India, United Kingdom and Canada.
Where do these AI shopping assistant 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 SerpApi. 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.