Chai statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Chai with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 2 categories it is listed in: AI chatbot and AI boyfriend app. In October 2026 it got about 65,831 visits from Google, 80% 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
A conversational AI platform where people chat with AI characters.
- Listed in
- AI chatbot, AI boyfriend app
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 65.8K
- -80% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 246K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 57
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 3.4K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Chai
Chai got 65,831 visits from Google search in October 2026, 80% fewer than a year ago and 9% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was March 2026, with 351,731.
- Visits, October 2026
- 65,831 worldwide
- US visits
- 7,752 (-91% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 351,731 in March 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to chai-research.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
60% of Chai’s visits come from United States, followed by India, Germany and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,468 | 60% |
| India | 7,959 | 26% |
| Germany | 1,894 | 6% |
| Canada | 826 | 3% |
| Australia | 715 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 700 | 2% |
| France | 227 | 1% |
| Brazil | 170 | 1% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 18,468
- Share
- 60%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 7,959
- Share
- 26%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 1,894
- Share
- 6%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 826
- Share
- 3%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 715
- Share
- 2%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 700
- Share
- 2%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 227
- Share
- 1%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 170
- Share
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Chai
People in the US typed “chai” into Google 246,000 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 1,220,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "chai", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Chai sits on Google
Chai 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 chai-research.com at 130,425.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai chatbot” | not in the top 100 | 130,425 | 45 |
| “ai boyfriend” | not in the top 100 | 130,425 | 16 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 130,425
- Sites measured
- 45
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 130,425
- Sites measured
- 16
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates chai-research.com 57 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 3,403 domains linking to it (2,340 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 57 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 3,403 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI chatbot statisticsThe AI chatbot market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI boyfriend app statisticsThe AI boyfriend app market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors Chai with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.