Paper Digest statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Paper Digest with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI research assistant category. In October 2026 it got about 13,658 visits from Google, 33% 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
Paper Digest
paperdigest.orgResearch platform to browse, search, read and review papers with AI.
- Listed in
- AI research assistant
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 13.7K
- -33% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 320
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 54
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 1.6K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Paper Digest
Paper Digest got 13,658 visits from Google search in October 2026, 33% fewer than a year ago and 12% more than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was January 2026, with 22,883.
- Visits, October 2026
- 13,658 worldwide
- US visits
- 2,050 (+23% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 22,883 in January 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to paperdigest.org, 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 Paper Digest’s visits come from United States, followed by India, Canada and United Kingdom.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,981 | 47% |
| India | 2,558 | 40% |
| Canada | 270 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 204 | 3% |
| Australia | 141 | 2% |
| Germany | 97 | 2% |
| France | 67 | 1% |
| Brazil | 19 | 0% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 2,981
- Share
- 47%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 2,558
- Share
- 40%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 270
- Share
- 4%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 204
- Share
- 3%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 141
- Share
- 2%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 97
- Share
- 2%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 67
- Share
- 1%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 19
- Share
- 0%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Paper Digest
People in the US typed “paper digest” into Google 320 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 5,400 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "paper digest", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Paper Digest sits on Google
Paper Digest is not in Google's top 100 for "ai research assistant", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts paperdigest.org at 379,529.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai research assistant” | not in the top 100 | 379,529 | 124 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 379,529
- 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 paperdigest.org 54 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 1,648 domains linking to it (1,346 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 54 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 1,648 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI research assistant statisticsThe AI research assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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