Explainpaper statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Explainpaper with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI research assistant category. In October 2026 it got about 2,039 visits from Google, 73% 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
Explainpaper
explainpaper.comHelps you read and understand research papers faster with AI explanations.
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- AI research assistant
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 2.0K
- -73% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 260
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 58
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 1.8K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Explainpaper
Explainpaper got 2,039 visits from Google search in October 2026, 73% fewer than a year ago and 12% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was February 2026, with 10,363.
- Visits, October 2026
- 2,039 worldwide
- US visits
- 282 (+131% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 10,363 in February 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to explainpaper.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
51% of Explainpaper’s visits come from India, followed by United States, Germany and United Kingdom.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 801 | 51% |
| United States | 532 | 34% |
| Germany | 107 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 47 | 3% |
| France | 31 | 2% |
| Brazil | 28 | 2% |
| Australia | 20 | 1% |
| Canada | 8 | 1% |
Country
- India
- Visits from Google
- 801
- Share
- 51%
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 532
- Share
- 34%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 107
- Share
- 7%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 47
- Share
- 3%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 31
- Share
- 2%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 28
- Share
- 2%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 20
- Share
- 1%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 8
- Share
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Explainpaper
People in the US typed “explainpaper” into Google 260 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 3,600 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "explainpaper", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Explainpaper sits on Google
Explainpaper is not in Google's top 100 for "ai research assistant", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts explainpaper.com at 571,890.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai research assistant” | not in the top 100 | 571,890 | 124 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 571,890
- Sites measured
- 124
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates explainpaper.com 58 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 1,784 domains linking to it (1,605 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 58 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 1,784 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI research assistant statisticsThe AI research assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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This page monitors Explainpaper with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.