Scite statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Scite with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the vertical AI agent category. In October 2026 it got about 53,214 visits from Google, 69% 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
Scite
scite.aiAI research assistant that shows how papers cite each other and answers with citations, for researchers.
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- Vertical AI agents
- Tested
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- Visits from Google
- 53.2K
- -69% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 4.4K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 75
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 12.7K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Scite
Scite got 53,214 visits from Google search in October 2026, 69% fewer than a year ago and 17% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 25 was December 2024, with 219,853.
- Visits, October 2026
- 53,214 worldwide
- US visits
- 4,881 (-63% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 25 months
- 219,853 in December 2024
WorldVisits a month from Google to scite.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
49% of Scite’s visits come from India, followed by United States, Brazil and United Kingdom.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 8,693 | 49% |
| United States | 5,510 | 31% |
| Brazil | 1,237 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 965 | 5% |
| Canada | 594 | 3% |
| Germany | 418 | 2% |
| Australia | 219 | 1% |
| France | 131 | 1% |
Country
- India
- Visits from Google
- 8,693
- Share
- 49%
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 5,510
- Share
- 31%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 1,237
- Share
- 7%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 965
- Share
- 5%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 594
- Share
- 3%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 418
- Share
- 2%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 219
- Share
- 1%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 131
- Share
- 1%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Scite
People in the US typed “scite” into Google 4,400 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 45,983 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "scite", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Scite sits on Google
Scite is not in Google's top 100 for "vertical ai agents", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts scite.ai at 10,777.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “vertical ai agents” | not in the top 100 | 10,777 | 59 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 10,777
- Sites measured
- 59
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates scite.ai 75 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 12,660 domains linking to it (6,191 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 75 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 12,660 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
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This page monitors Scite with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.