R Discovery statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure R Discovery with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI research assistant category. In October 2026 it got about 259,131 visits from Google, 38% 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
R Discovery
researcher.lifeAsk R Discovery finds papers and gives sourced answers; part of Paperpal tools.
- Listed in
- AI research assistant
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 259K
- -38% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 320
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 70
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 6.1K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to R Discovery
R Discovery got 259,131 visits from Google search in October 2026, 38% fewer than a year ago and 35% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was August 2026, with 653,161.
- Visits, October 2026
- 259,131 worldwide
- US visits
- 64,621 (+39% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 653,161 in August 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to researcher.life, 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
58% of R Discovery’s visits come from United States, followed by India, United Kingdom and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 94,155 | 58% |
| India | 48,972 | 30% |
| United Kingdom | 6,460 | 4% |
| Canada | 5,819 | 4% |
| Germany | 2,674 | 2% |
| Australia | 2,515 | 2% |
| France | 1,623 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1,402 | 1% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 94,155
- Share
- 58%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 48,972
- Share
- 30%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 6,460
- Share
- 4%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 5,819
- Share
- 4%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 2,674
- Share
- 2%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 2,515
- Share
- 2%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 1,623
- Share
- 1%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 1,402
- Share
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for R Discovery
People in the US typed “r discovery” into Google 320 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 6,600 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "r discovery", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where R Discovery sits on Google
R Discovery is not in Google's top 100 for "ai research assistant", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts researcher.life at 31,534.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai research assistant” | not in the top 100 | 31,534 | 124 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 31,534
- 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 researcher.life 70 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 6,063 domains linking to it (4,289 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 70 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 6,063 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI research assistant statisticsThe AI research assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors R Discovery with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.