Ahrefs statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Ahrefs with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 4 categories it is listed in: AI grammar checker, AI plagiarism checker, AI slogan generator and AI product description generator. In October 2026 it got about 1.9 million visits from Google, 65% fewer than a year ago.
Below: visits over two years, where the visitors live, how often people search its name, its Google position for each category search and its links and rating.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
Ahrefs
ahrefs.comSEO toolset with a backlink index, keyword research, site audits, rank tracking and an AI content helper, for SEO professionals.
- Listed in
- AI grammar checker, AI plagiarism checker, AI slogan generator, AI product description generator
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 1.9M
- -65% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 40.5K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 91
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 107K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Ahrefs
Ahrefs got 1,879,377 visits from Google search in October 2026, 65% fewer than a year ago and 13% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was December 2024, with 9,269,259.
- Visits, October 2026
- 1,879,377 worldwide
- US visits
- 301,424 (-59% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 9,269,259 in December 2024
WorldVisits a month from Google to ahrefs.com, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, estimated visits from Google search, to October 2026.
USVisits a month from Google, United States
Source: DataForSEO, United States, to October 2026.
2Where the visitors live
46% of Ahrefs’s visits come from United States, followed by India, United Kingdom and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 494,536 | 46% |
| India | 416,109 | 39% |
| United Kingdom | 64,828 | 6% |
| Canada | 36,915 | 3% |
| Germany | 22,864 | 2% |
| France | 15,994 | 1% |
| Australia | 15,849 | 1% |
| Brazil | 6,936 | 1% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 494,536
- Share
- 46%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 416,109
- Share
- 39%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 64,828
- Share
- 6%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 36,915
- Share
- 3%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 22,864
- Share
- 2%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 15,994
- Share
- 1%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 15,849
- Share
- 1%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 6,936
- Share
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Ahrefs
People in the US typed “ahrefs” into Google 40,500 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 368,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "ahrefs", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Ahrefs sits on Google
Ahrefs is not in Google's top 100 for any of the category searches I track it in, and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts ahrefs.com at 2,132.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai grammar checker” | not in the top 100 | 2,132 | 21 |
| “ai plagiarism checker” | not in the top 100 | 2,132 | 22 |
| “ai slogan generator” | not in the top 100 | 2,132 | 22 |
| “ai product description generator” | not in the top 100 | 2,132 | 17 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 2,132
- Sites measured
- 21
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 2,132
- Sites measured
- 22
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 2,132
- Sites measured
- 22
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 2,132
- Sites measured
- 17
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates ahrefs.com 91 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 107,359 domains linking to it (99,949 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 91 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 107,359 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI grammar checker statisticsThe AI grammar checker market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI plagiarism checker statisticsThe AI plagiarism checker market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI slogan generator statisticsThe AI slogan generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI product description generator statisticsThe AI product description generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
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