Zotero statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Zotero with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the 2 categories it is listed in: AI research assistant and AI citation generator. In October 2026 it got about 308,603 visits from Google, 61% 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
Zotero
zotero.orgFree tool to collect, organise, cite and share research sources.
- Listed in
- AI research assistant, AI citation generator
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 309K
- -61% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 165K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 85
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 52.5K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Zotero
Zotero got 308,603 visits from Google search in October 2026, 61% fewer than a year ago and 16% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was December 2025, with 878,110.
- Visits, October 2026
- 308,603 worldwide
- US visits
- 34,861 (-64% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 878,110 in December 2025
WorldVisits a month from Google to zotero.org, 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 Zotero’s visits come from United States, followed by India, Canada and Germany.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 73,351 | 43% |
| India | 37,478 | 22% |
| Canada | 22,995 | 13% |
| Germany | 12,016 | 7% |
| France | 8,954 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 6,902 | 4% |
| Brazil | 4,973 | 3% |
| Australia | 4,655 | 3% |
Country
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 73,351
- Share
- 43%
- India
- Visits from Google
- 37,478
- Share
- 22%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 22,995
- Share
- 13%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 12,016
- Share
- 7%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 8,954
- Share
- 5%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 6,902
- Share
- 4%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 4,973
- Share
- 3%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 4,655
- Share
- 3%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Zotero
People in the US typed “zotero” into Google 165,000 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 673,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "zotero", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Zotero sits on Google
Zotero 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 zotero.org at 5,132.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai research assistant” | not in the top 100 | 5,132 | 124 |
| “ai citation generator” | not in the top 100 | 5,132 | 14 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 5,132
- Sites measured
- 124
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 5,132
- Sites measured
- 14
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates zotero.org 85 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 52,523 domains linking to it (42,707 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 85 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 52,523 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI research assistant statisticsThe AI research assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI citation generator statisticsThe AI citation generator market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
- AI tools statisticsEvery measured AI tool site, one page each.
This page monitors Zotero with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.