AI tools for lawyers market, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The market▼ Shrinkingbut visits without CoCounsel are up 9.5% on a year ago
- Visits, year on year, without CoCounsel
- +9.5%
- Visits vs September 2026
- -1.7%
- Name searches vs October 2025
- -17%
Every month I measure Google visits to the 63 AI tools for lawyers sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 6 million visits, 6% fewer than a year ago and 2% fewer than in September 2026.
Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 696% in a year), where the visitors live and what comes next.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI tools for lawyers 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 5,965,605 visits from Google in October 2026, 6% fewer than a year ago and 2% fewer than in September 2026. CoCounsel lost more visits on its own than the whole market lost in a year. Without it, visits would be up 9.5% on a year ago instead of down 6.0%.
- “ai tools for lawyers” gets about 260 US searches a month. People searched the site names 1,205,490 times in the US in September 2026, 17% less often than in October 2025.
- No tracked site ranks on Google for “ai tools for lawyers”. Docusign is the most-visited site.
- 33.6% of visits came from the US (29.9% a year ago), then United Kingdom, India and Canada. The five most-visited sites took 85.2% of all visits.
1How many visits
In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-6%), and October 2026 was about the same as September 2026 (-2%). CoCounsel lost more visits on its own than the whole market lost in a year. Without it, visits would be up 9.5% on a year ago instead of down 6.0%.
- Visits, October 2026
- 5,965,605 (-6.0% on a year ago, -1.7% on September 2026)
- US visits
- 2,005,530 (+5.7% on a year ago)
- 24-month peak
- 9,359,839 in December 2024
WorldVisits a month to AI tools for lawyers 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 36% below the December 2024 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 17% less often than in October 2025 (-17%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.
- Searches for "ai tools for lawyers"
- 260 a month in the US, 720 worldwide (12-month average)
- Name searches, September 2026
- 1,205,490 in the US (-16.6% since October 2025), 2,870,090 worldwide
USSearches a month for "ai tools for lawyers", 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 |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 | |
| 74,000 | |
| 40,500 | |
| 22,200 | |
| 12,100 | |
| 9,900 | |
| 9,900 | |
| 5,400 |
Most searched by name, US
- Searches a month
- 1,000,000
- Searches a month
- 74,000
- Searches a month
- 40,500
- Searches a month
- 22,200
- Searches a month
- 12,100
- Searches a month
- 9,900
- Searches a month
- 9,900
- Searches a month
- 5,400
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 down 17%, 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
No tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai tools for lawyers”. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.
Ordered by US Google position for “ai tools for lawyers”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.
| Site | Google US | Tranco | Move in 41 days | Search visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2,636 | ▲ 34 | 1,540,744 | |
| – | 3,136 | ▲ 204 | 2,813,404 | |
| – | 8,208 | ▲ 442 | 182,245 | |
| – | 12,470 | ▼ 340 | 342,501 | |
| – | 12,895 | ▲ 1,511 | 173,413 | |
| – | 17,800 | ▲ 2,498 | 106,473 | |
| – | 32,716 | ▲ 7,506 | 63,791 | |
| – | 45,298 | ▲ 153 | 39,720 | |
| – | 85,360 | ▲ 14,229 | 6,539 | |
| – | 86,651 | ▲ 404,731 | 4,669 | |
| – | 105,666 | ▲ 73,387 | 4,919 | |
| – | 120,632 | ▼ 3,202 | 205,573 | |
| – | 122,796 | ▼ 1,586 | 85,550 | |
| – | 154,619 | ▲ 11,964 | 7,101 | |
| – | 188,774 | ▲ 70,869 | 443 |
Site
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 2,636
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 34
- Search visits
- 1,540,744
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 3,136
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 204
- Search visits
- 2,813,404
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 8,208
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 442
- Search visits
- 182,245
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 12,470
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 340
- Search visits
- 342,501
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 12,895
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 1,511
- Search visits
- 173,413
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 17,800
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 2,498
- Search visits
- 106,473
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 32,716
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 7,506
- Search visits
- 63,791
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 45,298
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 153
- Search visits
- 39,720
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 85,360
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 14,229
- Search visits
- 6,539
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 86,651
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 404,731
- Search visits
- 4,669
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 105,666
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 73,387
- Search visits
- 4,919
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 120,632
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 3,202
- Search visits
- 205,573
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 122,796
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 1,586
- Search visits
- 85,550
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 154,619
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 11,964
- Search visits
- 7,101
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 188,774
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 70,869
- Search visits
- 443
Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 15 of 63 sites shown.
Miles explains
No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai tools for lawyers”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.
4Who grew, who faded
Biggest gain in October 2026: Icertis (+36%); biggest loss: Portant (-27%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.
Biggest moves in October 2026
| Up this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62,933 | 85,550 | +35.9% | |
| 161,269 | 205,573 | +27.5% | |
| 53,204 | 63,940 | +20.2% | |
| 85,392 | 100,863 | +18.1% | |
| 158,181 | 182,245 | +15.2% | |
| 5,767 | 6,539 | +13.4% |
Brand demand, since October 2025
| Searched more | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,600 | 12,100 | +83.3% | |
| 1,300 | 1,600 | +23.1% | |
| 18,100 | 22,200 | +22.7% |
| Searched less | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,900 | 720 | -75.2% | |
| 6,600 | 3,600 | -45.5% | |
| 1,600 | 880 | -45.0% | |
| 2,900 | 1,600 | -44.8% | |
| 1,000 | 590 | -41.0% | |
| 3,600 | 2,400 | -33.3% |
Searched less
- Oct 25
- 2,900
- Sep 26
- 720
- Change
- -75.2%
- Oct 25
- 6,600
- Sep 26
- 3,600
- Change
- -45.5%
- Oct 25
- 1,600
- Sep 26
- 880
- Change
- -45.0%
- Oct 25
- 2,900
- Sep 26
- 1,600
- Change
- -44.8%
- Oct 25
- 1,000
- Sep 26
- 590
- Change
- -41.0%
- Oct 25
- 3,600
- Sep 26
- 2,400
- Change
- -33.3%
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
5Where the visitors live
About 34 of every 100 visits come from the United States.
- US share of visits
- 33.6% (29.9% a year ago)
- Largest outside the US
- United Kingdom, India and Canada
- US share of "ai tools for lawyers" 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 506,912 | 29.6% |
| India | 447,435 | 26.1% |
| Canada | 332,906 | 19.4% |
| Brazil | 157,317 | 9.2% |
| France | 111,998 | 6.5% |
| Australia | 98,806 | 5.8% |
| Germany | 59,816 | 3.5% |
Country
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 506,912
- Share of the measured countries
- 29.6%
- India
- Search visits a month
- 447,435
- Share of the measured countries
- 26.1%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 332,906
- Share of the measured countries
- 19.4%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 157,317
- Share of the measured countries
- 9.2%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 111,998
- Share of the measured countries
- 6.5%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 98,806
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.8%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 59,816
- Share of the measured countries
- 3.5%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the single biggest market, but only about 34 in every 100 visits. United Kingdom alone is 29.6% of the countries I measure outside it.
