Shadow statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Shadow with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI note taker category. In October 2026 it got about 1,842 visits from Google, 29% 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
Shadow
shadow.doMac app that records calls without a bot and saves meetings as Markdown.
- Listed in
- AI note taker
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 1.8K
- +29% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- –
- name is a common word
- Domain Rating
- 25
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 411
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Shadow
Shadow got 1,842 visits from Google search in October 2026, 29% more than a year ago and 16% more than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was July 2025, with 3,921.
- Visits, October 2026
- 1,842 worldwide
- US visits
- 1,170 (+359% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 3,921 in July 2025
WorldVisits a month from Google to shadow.do, 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
92% of Shadow’s visits come from United States, followed by Canada, India and United Kingdom.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,383 | 92% |
| Canada | 66 | 4% |
| India | 43 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 1% |
| Australia | 3 | 0% |
| Germany | 2 | 0% |
| France | 1 | 0% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 1,383
- Share
- 92%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 66
- Share
- 4%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 43
- Share
- 3%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 9
- Share
- 1%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 3
- Share
- 0%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 2
- Share
- 0%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 1
- Share
- 0%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Shadow
"shadow" is also a common word, so its search volume would count other people's searches. Name searches are left out for Shadow.
4Where Shadow sits on Google
Shadow is not in Google's top 100 for "ai note taker", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts shadow.do at 2,875,327.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai note taker” | not in the top 100 | 2,875,327 | 39 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 2,875,327
- Sites measured
- 39
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates shadow.do 25 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 411 domains linking to it (388 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 25 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 411 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI note taker statisticsThe AI note taker market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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This page monitors Shadow with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.