Playwright statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Playwright with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI test automation category. In October 2026 it got about 118,082 visits from Google, 63% 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, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
Playwright
playwright.devOpen-source browser testing framework from Microsoft, with test agents that plan, generate and repair tests, for developers.
- Listed in
- AI test automation
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 118K
- -63% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 3.6K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 85
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 11.9K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Playwright
Playwright got 118,082 visits from Google search in October 2026, 63% fewer than a year ago and 6% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was February 2026, with 429,334.
- Visits, October 2026
- 118,082 worldwide
- US visits
- 17,196 (-56% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 429,334 in February 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to playwright.dev, 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
32% of Playwright’s visits come from United States, followed by India, United Kingdom and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,575 | 32% |
| India | 18,413 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 7,519 | 12% |
| Canada | 5,711 | 9% |
| Brazil | 4,997 | 8% |
| Germany | 3,887 | 6% |
| France | 2,287 | 4% |
| Australia | 1,193 | 2% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 20,575
- Share
- 32%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 18,413
- Share
- 29%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 7,519
- Share
- 12%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 5,711
- Share
- 9%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 4,997
- Share
- 8%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 3,887
- Share
- 6%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 2,287
- Share
- 4%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 1,193
- Share
- 2%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Playwright
People in the US typed “playwright testing” into Google 3,600 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 14,800 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "playwright testing", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Playwright sits on Google
Playwright is not in Google's top 100 for "ai test automation tools", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts playwright.dev at 25,297.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai test automation tools” | not in the top 100 | 25,297 | 44 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 25,297
- Sites measured
- 44
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates playwright.dev 85 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 11,860 domains linking to it (10,777 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 85 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 11,860 (DataForSEO)
Domains linking to playwright.dev
Source: DataForSEO backlinks, to October 2026.
Where to go next
- AI test automation statisticsThe AI test automation market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors Playwright with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.