OpenRead statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure OpenRead with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI research assistant category. In October 2026 it got about 23,160 visits from Google, 30% 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
OpenRead
openread.academyAnalyzes over 300 million papers with AI for research.
- Listed in
- AI research assistant
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 23.2K
- -30% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 210
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 37
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 1.1K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to OpenRead
OpenRead got 23,160 visits from Google search in October 2026, 30% fewer than a year ago and 27% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was April 2026, with 40,846.
- Visits, October 2026
- 23,160 worldwide
- US visits
- 354 (-7% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 40,846 in April 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to openread.academy, 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
47% of OpenRead’s visits come from United States, followed by India, Brazil and Germany.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 369 | 47% |
| India | 231 | 30% |
| Brazil | 76 | 10% |
| Germany | 54 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 2% |
| Australia | 17 | 2% |
| France | 10 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 0% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 369
- Share
- 47%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 231
- Share
- 30%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 76
- Share
- 10%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 54
- Share
- 7%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 19
- Share
- 2%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 17
- Share
- 2%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 10
- Share
- 1%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 2
- Share
- 0%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for OpenRead
People in the US typed “openread” into Google 210 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 22,200 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "openread", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where OpenRead sits on Google
OpenRead is not in Google's top 100 for "ai research assistant", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts openread.academy at 400,345.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai research assistant” | not in the top 100 | 400,345 | 124 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 400,345
- 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 openread.academy 37 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 1,142 domains linking to it (954 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 37 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 1,142 (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 OpenRead with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.