AI text to speech tool market, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The market▼ Shrinking
- Visits, year on year
- -25%
- Visits vs September 2026
- -14%
- Name searches vs October 2025
- -23%
Every month I measure Google visits to the 22 AI text to speech tool sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 18 million visits, 25% fewer than a year ago and 14% fewer than in September 2026.
Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 151% in a year), who sits highest on Google, where the visitors live and what comes next.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI text to speech 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 17,743,702 visits from Google in October 2026, 25% fewer than a year ago and 14% fewer than in September 2026.
- “ai text to speech” gets about 12,100 US searches a month. People searched the site names 941,420 times in the US in September 2026, 23% less often than in October 2025.
- 1 tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai text to speech”; the highest is ReadSpeaker at position 4. Reception by ElevenLabs is the most-visited site.
- 7.8% of visits came from the US (7.9% a year ago), then India, United Kingdom and Canada. The five most-visited sites took 83% of all visits.
1How many visits
In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-25%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-14%).
- Visits, October 2026
- 17,743,702 (-24.5% on a year ago, -14.0% on September 2026)
- US visits
- 1,382,975 (-25.2% on a year ago)
- 24-month peak
- 31,019,497 in January 2025
WorldVisits a month to AI text to speech 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 25% below a year ago, and 43% 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 23% less often than in October 2025 (-23%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.
- Searches for "ai text to speech"
- 12,100 a month in the US, 40,500 worldwide (12-month average)
- Name searches, September 2026
- 941,420 in the US (-22.6% since October 2025), 5,559,880 worldwide
USSearches a month for "ai text to speech", 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 |
|---|---|
| 550,000 | |
| 165,000 | |
| 135,000 | |
| 33,100 | |
| 18,100 | |
| 12,100 | |
| 8,100 | |
| 4,400 |
Most searched by name, US
- Searches a month
- 550,000
- Searches a month
- 165,000
- Searches a month
- 135,000
- Searches a month
- 33,100
- Searches a month
- 18,100
- Searches a month
- 12,100
- Searches a month
- 8,100
- Searches a month
- 4,400
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: “sarvam ai text to speech”, “text to speech google ai studio” and “ai studio text to speech”.
Miles explains
Name searches are the number I trust most. They are down 23%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows fewer people coming back on purpose.
3Who is on Google's first page
1 tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai text to speech”; the highest-placed is ReadSpeaker, at position 4. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.
Ordered by US Google position for “ai text to speech”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.
| Site | Google US | Tranco | Move in 41 days | Search visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 11,845 | ▲ 400 | 37,038 | |
| – | 818 | ▼ 21 | 3,185,863 | |
| – | 3,289 | ▲ 548 | 6,956,508 | |
| – | 10,259 | ▲ 26 | 3,090,874 | |
| – | 11,881 | ▲ 656 | 586,667 | |
| – | 35,169 | ▲ 195 | 142,713 | |
| – | 40,308 | ▲ 2,964 | 900,636 | |
| – | 51,567 | ▼ 2,161 | 412,210 | |
| – | 52,288 | ▼ 6,990 | 124,546 | |
| – | 75,061 | ▲ 265 | 17,119 | |
| – | 119,776 | ▼ 925 | 523,239 | |
| – | 125,961 | ▼ 50,084 | 326,042 | |
| – | 130,964 | ▼ 9,559 | 460,333 | |
| – | 247,039 | ▼ 6,799 | 52,053 | |
| – | 274,361 | ▼ 1,836 | 533,993 |
Site
- Google US
- 4
- Tranco
- 11,845
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 400
- Search visits
- 37,038
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 818
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 21
- Search visits
- 3,185,863
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 3,289
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 548
- Search visits
- 6,956,508
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 10,259
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 26
- Search visits
- 3,090,874
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 11,881
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 656
- Search visits
- 586,667
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 35,169
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 195
- Search visits
- 142,713
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 40,308
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 2,964
- Search visits
- 900,636
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 51,567
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 2,161
- Search visits
- 412,210
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 52,288
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 6,990
- Search visits
- 124,546
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 75,061
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 265
- Search visits
- 17,119
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 119,776
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 925
- Search visits
- 523,239
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 125,961
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 50,084
- Search visits
- 326,042
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 130,964
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 9,559
- Search visits
- 460,333
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 247,039
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 6,799
- Search visits
- 52,053
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 274,361
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 1,836
- Search visits
- 533,993
Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 15 of 22 sites shown.
Miles explains
No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai text to speech”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.
4Who grew, who faded
Biggest gain in October 2026: RecCloud (+45%); biggest loss: VEED (-27%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.
Biggest moves in October 2026
| Up this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114,920 | 166,953 | +45.3% | |
| 13,736 | 17,119 | +24.6% | |
| 20,612 | 22,447 | +8.9% | |
| 116,782 | 124,546 | +6.6% | |
| 42,660 | 44,736 | +4.9% | |
| 36,010 | 37,038 | +2.9% |
| Down this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,226,796 | 3,090,874 | -26.9% | |
| 654,659 | 533,993 | -18.4% | |
| 1,043,552 | 900,636 | -13.7% | |
| 374,666 | 326,042 | -13.0% | |
| 471,367 | 412,210 | -12.6% | |
| 7,899,809 | 6,956,508 | -11.9% |
Down this month
- Sep 26
- 4,226,796
- Oct 26
- 3,090,874
- Change
- -26.9%
- Sep 26
- 654,659
- Oct 26
- 533,993
- Change
- -18.4%
- Sep 26
- 1,043,552
- Oct 26
- 900,636
- Change
- -13.7%
- Sep 26
- 374,666
- Oct 26
- 326,042
- Change
- -13.0%
- Sep 26
- 471,367
- Oct 26
- 412,210
- Change
- -12.6%
- Sep 26
- 7,899,809
- Oct 26
- 6,956,508
- Change
- -11.9%
Brand demand, since October 2025
| Searched more | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135,000 | 165,000 | +22.2% |
Searched more
- Oct 25
- 135,000
- Sep 26
- 165,000
- Change
- +22.2%
| Searched less | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,900 | 2,900 | -70.7% | |
| 6,600 | 3,600 | -45.5% | |
| 2,900 | 1,600 | -44.8% | |
| 1,600 | 1,000 | -37.5% | |
| 4,400 | 2,900 | -34.1% | |
| 823,000 | 550,000 | -33.2% |
Searched less
- Oct 25
- 9,900
- Sep 26
- 2,900
- Change
- -70.7%
- Oct 25
- 6,600
- Sep 26
- 3,600
- Change
- -45.5%
- Oct 25
- 2,900
- Sep 26
- 1,600
- Change
- -44.8%
- Oct 25
- 1,600
- Sep 26
- 1,000
- Change
- -37.5%
- Oct 25
- 4,400
- Sep 26
- 2,900
- Change
- -34.1%
- Oct 25
- 823,000
- Sep 26
- 550,000
- Change
- -33.2%
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
5Where the visitors live
About 8 of every 100 visits come from the United States.
- US share of visits
- 7.8% (7.9% a year ago)
- Largest outside the US
- India, United Kingdom and Canada
- US share of "ai text to speech" searches
- 30%
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 | 4,182,406 | 79.1% |
| United Kingdom | 278,527 | 5.3% |
| Canada | 212,955 | 4% |
| Brazil | 200,966 | 3.8% |
| Germany | 179,009 | 3.4% |
| Australia | 120,248 | 2.3% |
| France | 115,057 | 2.2% |
Country
- India
- Search visits a month
- 4,182,406
- Share of the measured countries
- 79.1%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 278,527
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.3%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 212,955
- Share of the measured countries
- 4%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 200,966
- Share of the measured countries
- 3.8%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 179,009
- Share of the measured countries
- 3.4%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 120,248
- Share of the measured countries
- 2.3%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 115,057
- Share of the measured countries
- 2.2%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the single biggest market, but only about 8 in every 100 visits. India alone is 79.1% of the countries I measure outside it.
