AI transcription tool market, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The market▼ Shrinkingbut name searches are up 3.7% since October 2025
- Visits, year on year
- -54%
- Visits vs September 2026
- -17%
- Name searches vs October 2025
- +3.7%
Every month I measure Google visits to the 40 AI transcription tool sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 12 million visits, 54% fewer than a year ago and 17% fewer than in September 2026.
Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 66% in a year), who sits highest on Google, where the visitors live and what comes next.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
AI transcription tool market: the key numbers for October 2026
Four numbers for October 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the tracked sites. Tap one for the detail below.
- The tracked sites got 11,655,832 visits from Google in October 2026, 54% fewer than a year ago and 17% fewer than in September 2026.
- “ai transcription” gets about 4,400 US searches a month. People searched the site names 1,923,720 times in the US in September 2026, 4% more often than in October 2025.
- 1 tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai transcription”; the highest is Otter at position 5. VEED is the most-visited site.
- 9.4% of visits came from the US (13.1% a year ago), then India, United Kingdom and Canada. The five most-visited sites took 80% of all visits.
1How many visits
In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-54%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-17%).
- Visits, October 2026
- 11,655,832 (-54.0% on a year ago, -16.5% on September 2026)
- US visits
- 1,100,679 (-66.8% on a year ago)
- 24-month peak
- 33,599,066 in December 2024
WorldVisits a month to AI transcription tool sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 54% below a year ago, and 65% below the December 2024 high. One site winning or losing a ranking can swing a single month a lot.
2How many people went looking
People typed a site’s name into Google 4% more often than in October 2025 (+4%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.
- Searches for "ai transcription"
- 4,400 a month in the US, 18,100 worldwide (12-month average)
- Name searches, September 2026
- 1,923,720 in the US (+3.7% since October 2025), 8,325,160 worldwide
USSearches a month for "ai transcription", United States
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
USSearches a month for the site names, United States
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
| Most searched by name, US | Searches a month |
|---|---|
 Otter | 450,000 |
 Fireflies | 368,000 |
 Riverside | 368,000 |
 Loom | 201,000 |
 Ava | 110,000 |
 Speak | 90,500 |
 Descript | 74,000 |
 Rev | 74,000 |
Ordered by US searches for the brand name in September 2026. A measured order, not a ranking.
Miles explains
Name searches are the number I trust most. They are up 4%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows more people coming back on purpose.
3Who is on Google's first page
1 tracked site is on Google’s first page for “ai transcription”; the highest-placed is Otter, at position 5. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.
Ordered by US Google position for “ai transcription”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.
| Site | Google US | Tranco | Move in 41 days | Search visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter | 5 | 7,734 | ▲ 990 | 198,670 |
 Audio Transcriber | 13 | 403,099 | ▲ 1,078,458 | 159,141 |
| Loom | – | 2,938 | ▲ 213 | 397,868 |
 VEED | – | 10,259 | ▲ 26 | 3,090,874 |
| Riverside | – | 14,154 | ▲ 3,671 | 229,470 |
| Rev | – | 17,088 | ▲ 419 | 253,785 |
| Descript | – | 17,406 | ▲ 805 | 155,809 |
| Fireflies | – | 19,542 | ▲ 1,278 | 86,211 |
 Kapwing | – | 21,950 | ▲ 739 | 2,774,246 |
 Riverside | – | 33,868 | ▲ 2,540 | 352 |
 Tactiq | – | 35,483 | ▲ 457 | 386,003 |
 Notta | – | 51,182 | ▲ 3,972 | 332,935 |
 Trint | – | 79,198 | ▼ 488 | 41,011 |
 Easy-Peasy.AI | – | 100,684 | ▲ 10,312 | 97,621 |
 Sonix | – | 126,535 | ▲ 6,147 | 56,785 |
Site
- Google US
- 5
- Tranco
- 7,734
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 990
- Search visits
- 198,670
- Google US
- 13
- Tranco
- 403,099
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 1,078,458
- Search visits
- 159,141
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 2,938
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 213
- Search visits
- 397,868
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 10,259
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 26
- Search visits
- 3,090,874
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 14,154
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 3,671
- Search visits
- 229,470
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 17,088
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 419
- Search visits
- 253,785
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 17,406
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 805
- Search visits
- 155,809
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 19,542
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 1,278
- Search visits
- 86,211
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 21,950
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 739
- Search visits
- 2,774,246
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 33,868
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 2,540
- Search visits
- 352
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 35,483
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 457
- Search visits
- 386,003
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 51,182
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 3,972
- Search visits
- 332,935
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 79,198
- Move in 41 days
- ▼ 488
- Search visits
- 41,011
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 100,684
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 10,312
- Search visits
- 97,621
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 126,535
- Move in 41 days
- ▲ 6,147
- Search visits
- 56,785
Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 15 of 40 sites shown.
Miles explains
No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai transcription”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.
4Who grew, who faded
Biggest gain in October 2026: Audio Transcriber (+116%); biggest loss: VEED (-27%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.
Biggest moves in October 2026
| Up this month | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Transcriber | 73,537 | 159,141 | +116.4% |
 Temi | 5,225 | 7,707 | +47.5% |
 RecCloud | 114,920 | 166,953 | +45.3% |
| Speak | 24,667 | 31,716 | +28.6% |
 Verbit | 14,456 | 16,001 | +10.7% |
| Riverside | 226,064 | 229,470 | +1.5% |
Brand demand, since October 2025
| Searched more | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Transcriber | 27,100 | 60,500 | +123.2% |
 MacWhisper | 5,400 | 9,900 | +83.3% |
| Otter | 368,000 | 450,000 | +22.3% |
| Riverside | 301,000 | 368,000 | +22.3% |
Searched more
- Oct 25
- 27,100
- Sep 26
- 60,500
- Change
- +123.2%
- Oct 25
- 5,400
- Sep 26
- 9,900
- Change
- +83.3%
- Oct 25
- 368,000
- Sep 26
- 450,000
- Change
- +22.3%
- Oct 25
- 301,000
- Sep 26
- 368,000
- Change
- +22.3%
| Searched less | Oct 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 oTranscribe | 2,900 | 720 | -75.2% |
| Kapwing | 60,500 | 27,100 | -55.2% |
 Castmagic | 2,400 | 1,300 | -45.8% |
 Transkriptor | 2,900 | 1,600 | -44.8% |
| Tactiq | 9,900 | 6,600 | -33.3% |
| Trint | 5,400 | 3,600 | -33.3% |
Searched less
- Oct 25
- 2,900
- Sep 26
- 720
- Change
- -75.2%
- Oct 25
- 60,500
- Sep 26
- 27,100
- Change
- -55.2%
- Oct 25
- 2,400
- Sep 26
- 1,300
- Change
- -45.8%
- Oct 25
- 2,900
- Sep 26
- 1,600
- Change
- -44.8%
- Oct 25
- 9,900
- Sep 26
- 6,600
- Change
- -33.3%
- Oct 25
- 5,400
- Sep 26
- 3,600
- Change
- -33.3%
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
5Where the visitors live
About 9 of every 100 visits come from the United States.
- US share of visits
- 9.4% (13.1% a year ago)
- Largest outside the US
- India, United Kingdom and Canada
- US share of "ai transcription" searches
- 24%
USShare of visits that come from the US (%)
US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.
| Country | Search visits a month | Share of the measured countries |
|---|---|---|
| India | 2,094,885 | 71.7% |
| United Kingdom | 214,460 | 7.3% |
| Canada | 172,930 | 5.9% |
| Brazil | 152,104 | 5.2% |
| Germany | 133,378 | 4.6% |
| France | 90,872 | 3.1% |
| Australia | 63,410 | 2.2% |
Country
- India
- Search visits a month
- 2,094,885
- Share of the measured countries
- 71.7%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 214,460
- Share of the measured countries
- 7.3%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 172,930
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.9%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 152,104
- Share of the measured countries
- 5.2%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 133,378
- Share of the measured countries
- 4.6%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 90,872
- Share of the measured countries
- 3.1%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 63,410
- Share of the measured countries
- 2.2%
Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the single biggest market, but only about 9 in every 100 visits. India alone is 71.7% of the countries I measure outside it.
6Links and ratings
The tracked sites had 302,839 referring domains between them in October 2026; this is the first reading, so there is no year-on-year figure yet. The average Domain Rating is 60. Loom has the strongest link profile at DR 91.
| By Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | DR |
|---|---|
| Loom | 91 |
| Descript | 86 |
| Otter | 86 |
| VEED | 86 |
| Riverside | 84 |
| Rev | 83 |
| Fireflies | 82 |
| Riverside | 81 |
Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, October 2026.