NovelAI statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure NovelAI with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 4 categories it is listed in: AI image generator, AI story generator, AI anime generator and AI book writer. In October 2026 it got about 84,545 visits from Google, 24% 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
NovelAI
novelai.netSubscription anime image generator and AI storytelling service with its own models.
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 84.5K
- -24% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 90.5K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 72
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 4.2K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to NovelAI
NovelAI got 84,545 visits from Google search in October 2026, 24% fewer than a year ago and 25% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was December 2024, with 197,204.
- Visits, October 2026
- 84,545 worldwide
- US visits
- 17,342 (-39% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 197,204 in December 2024
WorldVisits a month from Google to novelai.net, 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
73% of NovelAI’s visits come from United States, followed by India, Canada and Germany.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,393 | 73% |
| India | 4,645 | 14% |
| Canada | 3,326 | 10% |
| Germany | 520 | 2% |
| Australia | 448 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 92 | 0% |
| France | 53 | 0% |
| Brazil | 35 | 0% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 24,393
- Share
- 73%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 4,645
- Share
- 14%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 3,326
- Share
- 10%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 520
- Share
- 2%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 448
- Share
- 1%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 92
- Share
- 0%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 53
- Share
- 0%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 35
- Share
- 0%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for NovelAI
People in the US typed “novelai” into Google 90,500 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 301,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "novelai", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where NovelAI sits on Google
NovelAI 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 novelai.net at 24,442.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai image generator” | not in the top 100 | 24,442 | 131 |
| “ai story generator” | not in the top 100 | 24,384 | 19 |
| “ai anime generator” | not in the top 100 | 24,384 | 17 |
| “ai book writer” | not in the top 100 | 24,384 | 13 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 24,442
- Sites measured
- 131
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 24,384
- Sites measured
- 19
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 24,384
- Sites measured
- 17
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 24,384
- Sites measured
- 13
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates novelai.net 72 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 4,234 domains linking to it (3,804 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 72 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 4,234 (DataForSEO)
- Domain registered
- 2021-04-28
Domains linking to novelai.net
Source: DataForSEO backlinks, to October 2026.
Where to go next
- AI image generator statisticsThe AI image generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI story generator statisticsThe AI story generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI anime generator statisticsThe AI anime generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI book writer statisticsThe AI book writer market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors NovelAI with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.