Refine statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Refine with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI writing assistant category. In October 2026 it got about 16 visits from Google, 97% 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
Refine
refine.shOffline grammar fixing, rewriting and translation across Mac apps.
- Listed in
- AI writing assistant
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 16
- -97% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- –
- name is a common word
- Domain Rating
- 34
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 87
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Refine
Refine got 16 visits from Google search in October 2026, 97% fewer than a year ago and 1500% more than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was August 2025, with 545.
- Visits, October 2026
- 16 worldwide
- US visits
- 1
- Peak, last 24 months
- 545 in August 2025
WorldVisits a month from Google to refine.sh, 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
95% of Refine’s visits come from Germany, followed by United States.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21 | 95% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
Country
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 21
- Share
- 95%
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 1
- Share
- 5%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Refine
"refine" is also a common word, so its search volume would count other people's searches. Name searches are left out for Refine.
4Where Refine sits on Google
Refine is not in Google's top 100 for "ai writing assistant", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts refine.sh at 3,816,344.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai writing assistant” | not in the top 100 | 3,816,344 | 133 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 3,816,344
- Sites measured
- 133
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates refine.sh 34 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 87 domains linking to it (85 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 34 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 87 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI writing assistant statisticsThe AI writing assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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This page monitors Refine with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.