Pencil statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Pencil with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI ad generator category. In October 2026 it got about 36,906 visits from Google, 30% 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
Pencil
trypencil.comGenerative AI platform that produces and tests ad creatives for brands
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- Visits from Google
- 36.9K
- +30% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 70
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 62
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 2.2K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Pencil
Pencil got 36,906 visits from Google search in October 2026, 30% more than a year ago and 9% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was March 2026, with 45,727.
- Visits, October 2026
- 36,906 worldwide
- US visits
- 7,979 (+56% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 45,727 in March 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to trypencil.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
73% of Pencil’s visits come from United States, followed by India, United Kingdom and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,582 | 73% |
| India | 4,234 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1,988 | 7% |
| Canada | 1,117 | 4% |
| Brazil | 405 | 1% |
| France | 184 | 1% |
| Germany | 128 | 0% |
| Australia | 78 | 0% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 21,582
- Share
- 73%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 4,234
- Share
- 14%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 1,988
- Share
- 7%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 1,117
- Share
- 4%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 405
- Share
- 1%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 184
- Share
- 1%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 128
- Share
- 0%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 78
- Share
- 0%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Pencil
People in the US typed “trypencil” into Google 70 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 480 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "trypencil", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Pencil sits on Google
Pencil is not in Google's top 100 for "ai ad generator", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts trypencil.com at 410,150.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai ad generator” | not in the top 100 | 410,150 | 45 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 410,150
- Sites measured
- 45
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates trypencil.com 62 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 2,208 domains linking to it (1,983 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 62 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 2,208 (DataForSEO)
- Domain registered
- 2017-11-15
Domains linking to trypencil.com
Source: DataForSEO backlinks, to October 2026.
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This page monitors Pencil with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.