Descript statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Descript with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 8 categories it is listed in: AI image generator, AI video editor, AI voice generator, AI voice cloning tool, AI transcription tool, AI dubbing tool, AI script generator and AI subtitle generator. In October 2026 it got about 155,809 visits from Google, 70% 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, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
Descript
descript.comEdits video and audio by editing a text transcript, with AI tools.
- Visits from Google
- 156K
- -70% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 74.0K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 86
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 25.7K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Descript
Descript got 155,809 visits from Google search in October 2026, 70% fewer than a year ago and 7% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was December 2024, with 1,550,166.
- Visits, October 2026
- 155,809 worldwide
- US visits
- 23,518 (-76% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 1,550,166 in December 2024
WorldVisits a month from Google to descript.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
45% of Descript’s visits come from United States, followed by India, Canada and United Kingdom.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 45,102 | 45% |
| India | 41,940 | 42% |
| Canada | 4,928 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4,492 | 4% |
| Australia | 1,746 | 2% |
| Germany | 1,166 | 1% |
| Brazil | 774 | 1% |
| France | 266 | 0% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 45,102
- Share
- 45%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 41,940
- Share
- 42%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 4,928
- Share
- 5%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 4,492
- Share
- 4%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 1,746
- Share
- 2%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 1,166
- Share
- 1%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 774
- Share
- 1%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 266
- Share
- 0%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Descript
People in the US typed “descript” into Google 74,000 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 301,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "descript", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Descript sits on Google
Descript 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 descript.com at 17,406.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai image generator” | not in the top 100 | – | 131 |
| “ai video editor” | not in the top 100 | 17,406 | 44 |
| “ai voice generator” | not in the top 100 | 17,406 | 33 |
| “ai voice cloning” | not in the top 100 | 17,406 | 21 |
| “ai transcription” | not in the top 100 | 17,406 | 40 |
| “ai dubbing” | not in the top 100 | 17,406 | 17 |
| “ai script generator” | not in the top 100 | 17,406 | 12 |
| “ai subtitle generator” | not in the top 100 | 17,406 | 18 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- –
- Sites measured
- 131
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 17,406
- Sites measured
- 44
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 17,406
- Sites measured
- 33
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 17,406
- Sites measured
- 21
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 17,406
- Sites measured
- 40
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 17,406
- Sites measured
- 17
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 17,406
- Sites measured
- 12
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 17,406
- Sites measured
- 18
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates descript.com 86 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 25,689 domains linking to it (22,986 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 86 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 25,689 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
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- AI dubbing tool statisticsThe AI dubbing tool market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI script generator statisticsThe AI script generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI subtitle generator statisticsThe AI subtitle generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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