Claude Code statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Claude Code with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 2 categories it is listed in: AI agent and AI coding assistant. In October 2026 it got about 3.7 million visits from Google, 66% more 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
Claude Code
anthropic.comAI agent: Anthropic's coding agent that plans and carries out software tasks.
- Listed in
- AI agents, AI coding assistant
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 3.7M
- +66% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 301K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 92
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 128K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Claude Code
Claude Code got 3,678,556 visits from Google search in October 2026, 66% more than a year ago and 23% more than in September 2026. October 2026 is its best month in the last 24.
- Visits, October 2026
- 3,678,556 worldwide
- US visits
- 655,940 (+145% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 3,678,556 in October 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to anthropic.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
65% of Claude Code’s visits come from United States, followed by India, United Kingdom and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,814,527 | 65% |
| India | 575,490 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 117,503 | 4% |
| Canada | 92,672 | 3% |
| Germany | 57,066 | 2% |
| Australia | 49,460 | 2% |
| France | 47,170 | 2% |
| Brazil | 24,140 | 1% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 1,814,527
- Share
- 65%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 575,490
- Share
- 21%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 117,503
- Share
- 4%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 92,672
- Share
- 3%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 57,066
- Share
- 2%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 49,460
- Share
- 2%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 47,170
- Share
- 2%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 24,140
- Share
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Claude Code
People in the US typed “claude code” into Google 301,000 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 3,350,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "claude code", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Claude Code sits on Google
Claude Code 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 anthropic.com at 335.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai agents” | not in the top 100 | – | 31 |
| “ai coding assistant” | not in the top 100 | 335 | 21 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- –
- Sites measured
- 31
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 335
- Sites measured
- 21
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates anthropic.com 92 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 127,717 domains linking to it (116,349 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 92 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 127,717 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI agent statisticsThe AI agent market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI coding assistant statisticsThe AI coding assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors Claude Code with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.