Sapling statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Sapling with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 4 categories it is listed in: AI writing assistant, AI detector, AI grammar checker and AI paper checker. In October 2026 it got about 1 million visits from Google, 15% 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 and Ahrefs · not a ranking
Sapling
sapling.aiLanguage model toolkit for grammar checking, autocomplete, paraphrasing and AI detection.
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 1.0M
- +15% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 14.8K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 69
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 4.8K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Sapling
Sapling got 1,027,702 visits from Google search in October 2026, 15% more than a year ago and 8% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was September 2026, with 1,113,354.
- Visits, October 2026
- 1,027,702 worldwide
- US visits
- 166,604 (+24% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 1,113,354 in September 2026
WorldVisits a month from Google to sapling.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
43% of Sapling’s visits come from United States, followed by India, United Kingdom and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 261,485 | 43% |
| India | 162,551 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 61,037 | 10% |
| Canada | 51,432 | 8% |
| Australia | 36,211 | 6% |
| France | 12,742 | 2% |
| Germany | 11,677 | 2% |
| Brazil | 10,339 | 2% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 261,485
- Share
- 43%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 162,551
- Share
- 27%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 61,037
- Share
- 10%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 51,432
- Share
- 8%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 36,211
- Share
- 6%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 12,742
- Share
- 2%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 11,677
- Share
- 2%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 10,339
- Share
- 2%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Sapling
People in the US typed “sapling” into Google 14,800 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 74,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "sapling", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Sapling sits on Google
Sapling 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 sapling.ai at 71,770.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai writing assistant” | not in the top 100 | 71,770 | 133 |
| “ai detector” | not in the top 100 | 71,770 | 27 |
| “ai grammar checker” | not in the top 100 | 71,770 | 21 |
| “ai paper checker” | not in the top 100 | 71,770 | 6 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 71,770
- Sites measured
- 133
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 71,770
- Sites measured
- 27
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 71,770
- Sites measured
- 21
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 71,770
- Sites measured
- 6
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates sapling.ai 69 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 4,810 domains linking to it (3,661 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 69 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 4,810 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI writing assistant statisticsThe AI writing assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI detector statisticsThe AI detector market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI grammar checker statisticsThe AI grammar checker market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI paper checker statisticsThe AI paper checker market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors Sapling with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.