OpenAI statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure OpenAI with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 4 categories it is listed in: AI image generator, AI agent, AI coding assistant and AI code generator. In October 2026 it got about 247 million visits from Google, 51% 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, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
OpenAI
openai.comOpenAI's coding agent that runs in the terminal, the IDE or the cloud and opens pull requests on its own.
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 247M
- +51% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 1.0M
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 94
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 402K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to OpenAI
OpenAI got 246,823,108 visits from Google search in October 2026, 51% more than a year ago and 5% more than in September 2026. October 2026 is its best month in the last 24.
- Visits, October 2026
- 246,823,108 worldwide
- US visits
- 19,739,672 (+359% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 246,823,108 in October 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to openai.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 OpenAI’s visits come from United States, followed by India, Canada and Germany.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 39,537,662 | 45% |
| India | 38,813,814 | 44% |
| Canada | 4,042,349 | 5% |
| Germany | 3,794,452 | 4% |
| Brazil | 720,097 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 402,133 | 0% |
| France | 359,129 | 0% |
| Australia | 265,465 | 0% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 39,537,662
- Share
- 45%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 38,813,814
- Share
- 44%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 4,042,349
- Share
- 5%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 3,794,452
- Share
- 4%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 720,097
- Share
- 1%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 402,133
- Share
- 0%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 359,129
- Share
- 0%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 265,465
- Share
- 0%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for OpenAI
People in the US typed “openai” into Google 1,000,000 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 7,480,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "openai", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where OpenAI sits on Google
OpenAI 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 openai.com at 130.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai image generator” | not in the top 100 | – | 131 |
| “ai agents” | not in the top 100 | – | 31 |
| “ai coding assistant” | not in the top 100 | 130 | 21 |
| “ai code generator” | not in the top 100 | 130 | 29 |
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
- –
- Sites measured
- 31
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 130
- Sites measured
- 21
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 130
- Sites measured
- 29
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates openai.com 94 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 402,479 domains linking to it (347,271 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 94 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 402,479 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI image generator statisticsThe AI image generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI agent statisticsThe AI agent market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI coding assistant statisticsThe AI coding assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI code generator statisticsThe AI code generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors OpenAI with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.