DeepSeek statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure DeepSeek with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI chatbot category. In October 2026 it got about 12 million visits from Google, 5% 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
DeepSeek
deepseek.comA chat assistant and open models from DeepSeek, with an API for developers.
- Listed in
- AI chatbot
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 12M
- +5% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 1.2M
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 90
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 50.5K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to DeepSeek
DeepSeek got 11,770,421 visits from Google search in October 2026, 5% more than a year ago and 16% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was February 2026, with 14,213,973.
- Visits, October 2026
- 11,770,421 worldwide
- US visits
- 648,916 (+145% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 14,213,973 in February 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to deepseek.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
47% of DeepSeek’s visits come from India, followed by United States, Canada and Germany.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 944,109 | 47% |
| United States | 658,484 | 33% |
| Canada | 161,897 | 8% |
| Germany | 85,195 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 69,315 | 3% |
| Australia | 48,415 | 2% |
| Brazil | 30,876 | 2% |
| France | 24,249 | 1% |
Country
- India
- Visits from Google
- 944,109
- Share
- 47%
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 658,484
- Share
- 33%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 161,897
- Share
- 8%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 85,195
- Share
- 4%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 69,315
- Share
- 3%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 48,415
- Share
- 2%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 30,876
- Share
- 2%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 24,249
- Share
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for DeepSeek
People in the US typed “deepseek” into Google 1,220,000 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 20,400,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "deepseek", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where DeepSeek sits on Google
DeepSeek is not in Google's top 100 for "ai chatbot", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts deepseek.com at 1,054.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai chatbot” | not in the top 100 | 1,054 | 45 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 1,054
- Sites measured
- 45
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates deepseek.com 90 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 50,498 domains linking to it (40,513 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 90 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 50,498 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI chatbot statisticsThe AI chatbot market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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This page monitors DeepSeek with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.