DuckDuckGo AI Chat statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure DuckDuckGo AI Chat with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI search engine category. In October 2026 it got about 58 million visits from Google, 33% 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
DuckDuckGo AI Chat
duckduckgo.comPrivate search engine whose AI chat answers questions using web results.
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- AI search engine
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 58M
- +33% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 4.4K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 91
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 103K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to DuckDuckGo AI Chat
DuckDuckGo AI Chat got 58,192,976 visits from Google search in October 2026, 33% more than a year ago and 3% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was August 2026, with 67,431,138.
- Visits, October 2026
- 58,192,976 worldwide
- US visits
- 3,261,347 (+24% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 67,431,138 in August 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to duckduckgo.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
76% of DuckDuckGo AI Chat’s visits come from United States, followed by United Kingdom, Germany and India.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,251,086 | 76% |
| United Kingdom | 506,522 | 6% |
| Germany | 420,952 | 5% |
| India | 352,967 | 4% |
| Canada | 231,434 | 3% |
| France | 175,086 | 2% |
| Brazil | 159,414 | 2% |
| Australia | 101,733 | 1% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 6,251,086
- Share
- 76%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 506,522
- Share
- 6%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 420,952
- Share
- 5%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 352,967
- Share
- 4%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 231,434
- Share
- 3%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 175,086
- Share
- 2%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 159,414
- Share
- 2%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 101,733
- Share
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for DuckDuckGo AI Chat
People in the US typed “duckduckgo ai chat” into Google 4,400 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 14,800 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "duckduckgo ai chat", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where DuckDuckGo AI Chat sits on Google
DuckDuckGo AI Chat is not in Google's top 100 for "ai search engine", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts duckduckgo.com at 423.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai search engine” | not in the top 100 | 423 | 10 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 423
- Sites measured
- 10
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates duckduckgo.com 91 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 103,051 domains linking to it (90,563 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 91 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 103,051 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI search engine statisticsThe AI search engine market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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