Shortwave statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Shortwave with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 2 categories it is listed in: AI personal assistant and AI email writer. In October 2026 it got about 865 visits from Google, 94% 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
Shortwave
shortwave.comAI email app for Gmail users that organises, searches, schedules and drafts mail.
- Listed in
- AI personal assistant, AI email writer
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 865
- -94% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 480
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 66
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 3.7K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Shortwave
Shortwave got 865 visits from Google search in October 2026, 94% fewer than a year ago and 28% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 25 was December 2024, with 25,342.
- Visits, October 2026
- 865 worldwide
- US visits
- 574 (-79% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 25 months
- 25,342 in December 2024
WorldVisits a month from Google to shortwave.com, 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
77% of Shortwave’s visits come from United States, followed by India, Germany and Canada.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 640 | 77% |
| India | 86 | 10% |
| Germany | 31 | 4% |
| Canada | 25 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 23 | 3% |
| Australia | 18 | 2% |
| Brazil | 6 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 0% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 640
- Share
- 77%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 86
- Share
- 10%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 31
- Share
- 4%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 25
- Share
- 3%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 23
- Share
- 3%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 18
- Share
- 2%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 6
- Share
- 1%
- 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 Shortwave
People in the US typed “shortwave email” into Google 480 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 1,070 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "shortwave email", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Shortwave sits on Google
Shortwave 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 shortwave.com at 192,619.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai personal assistant” | not in the top 100 | 192,619 | 22 |
| “ai email writer” | not in the top 100 | 191,409 | 41 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 192,619
- Sites measured
- 22
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 191,409
- Sites measured
- 41
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates shortwave.com 66 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 3,694 domains linking to it (3,476 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 66 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 3,694 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI personal assistant statisticsThe AI personal assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI email writer statisticsThe AI email writer market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors Shortwave with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.