Perplexity statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Perplexity with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 2 categories it is listed in: AI image generator and AI search engine. In October 2026 it got about 12 million visits from Google, 75% 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
Perplexity
perplexity.aiShopping mode inside the Perplexity answer engine that researches products, compares them with cited sources and can buy from some merchants.
- Listed in
- AI image generator, AI search engine
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 12M
- +75% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 1.0M
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 91
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 127K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Perplexity
Perplexity got 12,248,263 visits from Google search in October 2026, 75% more than a year ago and 2% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was August 2026, with 13,077,923.
- Visits, October 2026
- 12,248,263 worldwide
- US visits
- 1,045,008 (+119% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 13,077,923 in August 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to perplexity.ai, 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
42% of Perplexity’s visits come from India, followed by United States, Germany and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 2,632,710 | 42% |
| United States | 2,349,034 | 37% |
| Germany | 392,368 | 6% |
| Canada | 334,164 | 5% |
| France | 324,738 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 152,459 | 2% |
| Australia | 94,420 | 2% |
| Brazil | 11,133 | 0% |
Country
- India
- Visits from Google
- 2,632,710
- Share
- 42%
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 2,349,034
- Share
- 37%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 392,368
- Share
- 6%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 334,164
- Share
- 5%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 324,738
- Share
- 5%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 152,459
- Share
- 2%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 94,420
- Share
- 2%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 11,133
- Share
- 0%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Perplexity
People in the US typed “perplexity” into Google 1,000,000 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 13,600,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "perplexity", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Perplexity sits on Google
Perplexity 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 perplexity.ai at 728.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai image generator” | not in the top 100 | – | 131 |
| “ai search engine” | not in the top 100 | 728 | 10 |
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
- 728
- Sites measured
- 10
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates perplexity.ai 91 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 127,032 domains linking to it (90,616 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 91 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 127,032 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI image generator statisticsThe AI image generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI search engine statisticsThe AI search engine market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors Perplexity with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.