Updated 11/01/2026 · next update 12/01/2026

AI website builder market, October 2026

Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude

The market▼ Shrinking

Visits, year on year: -26%
Visits vs September 2026: -11%
Name searches vs October 2025: -3.1%

Every month I measure Google visits to the 44 AI website builder sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In October 2026 they got about 21 million visits, 26% fewer than a year ago and 11% fewer than in September 2026.

Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 2313% in a year), who sits highest on Google, where the visitors live and what comes next.

Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking

AI website builder 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.

Visits from Google21Mvisits-26% vs a year ago
Name searches, US2.0Msearches-3% vs October 2025
Top five sites75.8%of visitsSquarespace is the most visited
Expected in November22Mvisitslikely 20M to 24M

The tracked sites got 20,615,395 visits from Google in October 2026, 26% fewer than a year ago and 11% fewer than in September 2026.
“ai website builder” gets about 33,100 US searches a month. People searched the site names 1,969,630 times in the US in September 2026, 3% less often than in October 2025.
2 tracked sites are on Google’s first page for “ai website builder”; the highest is Replit at position 4. Squarespace is the most-visited site.
19% of visits came from the US (21.3% a year ago), then India, Canada and Brazil. The five most-visited sites took 75.8% of all visits.

1How many visits

In plain words: These sites got fewer visits from Google than a year ago (-26%), and October 2026 was a weaker month than September 2026 (-11%).

Visits, October 2026: 20,615,395 (-26.3% on a year ago, -10.8% on September 2026)
US visits: 3,919,518 (-34.2% on a year ago)
24-month peak: 35,669,168 in January 2025

WorldVisits a month to AI website builder sites, worldwide

Low 17MHigh 36MAverage 28M

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Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.

Miles explains

Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 26% below a year ago, and 42% below the January 2025 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 3% less often than in October 2025 (-3%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.

Searches for "ai website builder": 33,100 a month in the US, 110,000 worldwide (12-month average)
Name searches, September 2026: 1,969,630 in the US (-3.1% since October 2025), 9,466,800 worldwide

USSearches a month for "ai website builder", United States

Low 27.1KHigh 49.5KAverage 37.2K

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Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.

USSearches a month for the site names, United States

Low 1.8MHigh 2.6MAverage 2.1M

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Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO, to September 2026.

Most searched brand names, US, ordered by searches a month
Most searched by name, US	Searches a month
Squarespace	673,000
Wix	550,000
Base44	368,000
Replit	201,000
Webflow	49,500
Divi	18,100
Elementor	18,100
Gamma	14,800

Most searched by name, US

Squarespace
Searches a month
673,000
Wix
Searches a month
550,000
Base44
Searches a month
368,000
Replit
Searches a month
201,000
Webflow
Searches a month
49,500
Divi
Searches a month
18,100
Elementor
Searches a month
18,100
Gamma
Searches a month
14,800

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 down 3%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows fewer people coming back on purpose.

3Who is on Google's first page

2 tracked sites are on Google’s first page for “ai website builder”; the highest-placed is Replit, at position 4. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.

Ordered by US Google position for “ai website builder”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.

Google US positions for ai website builder, the first 15 of 44 tracked sites
Site	Google US	Tranco	Move in 40 days	Search visits
Replit	4	3,678	▼ 91	834,220
Renderforest	9	29,080	▼ 57	925,464
Brizy	13	189,269	▲ 2,243	2,807
Squarespace	–	593	▼ 49	4,967,702
Wix	–	615	▲ 20	4,656,286
Jimdo	–	1,193	▼ 49	320,984
Divi	–	1,948	▼ 74	183,032
Webflow	–	2,768	▼ 4	743,080
Lovable	–	3,694	▼ 527	716,740
Elementor	–	3,906	▼ 90	362,745
Gamma	–	3,927	▲ 76	4,249,501
Framer	–	5,126	▲ 246	385,455
Webnode	–	6,503	▲ 37	104,780
Mobirise	–	7,654	▼ 510	72,904
Landingsite.ai	–	9,172	▲ 489	10,108

Site

Replit
Google US
4
Tranco
3,678
Move in 40 days
▼ 91
Search visits
834,220
Renderforest
Google US
9
Tranco
29,080
Move in 40 days
▼ 57
Search visits
925,464
Brizy
Google US
13
Tranco
189,269
Move in 40 days
▲ 2,243
Search visits
2,807
Squarespace
Google US
–
Tranco
593
Move in 40 days
▼ 49
Search visits
4,967,702
Wix
Google US
–
Tranco
615
Move in 40 days
▲ 20
Search visits
4,656,286
Jimdo
Google US
–
Tranco
1,193
Move in 40 days
▼ 49
Search visits
320,984
Divi
Google US
–
Tranco
1,948
Move in 40 days
▼ 74
Search visits
183,032
Webflow
Google US
–
Tranco
2,768
Move in 40 days
▼ 4
Search visits
743,080
Lovable
Google US
–
Tranco
3,694
Move in 40 days
▼ 527
Search visits
716,740
Elementor
Google US
–
Tranco
3,906
Move in 40 days
▼ 90
Search visits
362,745
Gamma
Google US
–
Tranco
3,927
Move in 40 days
▲ 76
Search visits
4,249,501
Framer
Google US
–
Tranco
5,126
Move in 40 days
▲ 246
Search visits
385,455
Webnode
Google US
–
Tranco
6,503
Move in 40 days
▲ 37
Search visits
104,780
Mobirise
Google US
–
Tranco
7,654
Move in 40 days
▼ 510
Search visits
72,904
Landingsite.ai
Google US
–
Tranco
9,172
Move in 40 days
▲ 489
Search visits
10,108

Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, October 2026. First 15 of 44 sites shown.

Miles explains

No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai website builder”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.

4Who grew, who faded

Biggest gain in October 2026: SITE123 (+324%); biggest loss: Zarla (-40%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.

Biggest moves in October 2026

Biggest monthly gains
Up this month	Sep 26	Oct 26	Change
SITE123	158,140	670,184	+323.8%
Blink	57,345	91,817	+60.1%
Mobirise	50,269	72,904	+45.0%
Relume	10,201	13,582	+33.1%
Strikingly	34,057	38,507	+13.1%
Duda	17,409	19,236	+10.5%

Up this month

SITE123
Sep 26
158,140
Oct 26
670,184
Change
+323.8%
Blink
Sep 26
57,345
Oct 26
91,817
Change
+60.1%
Mobirise
Sep 26
50,269
Oct 26
72,904
Change
+45.0%
Relume
Sep 26
10,201
Oct 26
13,582
Change
+33.1%
Strikingly
Sep 26
34,057
Oct 26
38,507
Change
+13.1%
Duda
Sep 26
17,409
Oct 26
19,236
Change
+10.5%

Biggest monthly losses
Down this month	Sep 26	Oct 26	Change
Zarla	9,716	5,818	-40.1%
WebWave	15,041	10,016	-33.4%
Codedesign.ai	20,532	15,001	-26.9%
Replit	1,111,013	834,220	-24.9%
Landingsite.ai	13,172	10,108	-23.3%
Gamma	5,529,551	4,249,501	-23.1%

Down this month

Zarla
Sep 26
9,716
Oct 26
5,818
Change
-40.1%
WebWave
Sep 26
15,041
Oct 26
10,016
Change
-33.4%
Codedesign.ai
Sep 26
20,532
Oct 26
15,001
Change
-26.9%
Replit
Sep 26
1,111,013
Oct 26
834,220
Change
-24.9%
Landingsite.ai
Sep 26
13,172
Oct 26
10,108
Change
-23.3%
Gamma
Sep 26
5,529,551
Oct 26
4,249,501
Change
-23.1%

Brand demand, since October 2025

Brand names searched more
Searched more	Oct 25	Sep 26	Change
Base44	201,000	368,000	+83.1%
Lovable	9,900	12,100	+22.2%
SITE123	9,900	12,100	+22.2%
Framer	1,600	1,900	+18.8%

Searched more

Base44
Oct 25
201,000
Sep 26
368,000
Change
+83.1%
Lovable
Oct 25
9,900
Sep 26
12,100
Change
+22.2%
SITE123
Oct 25
9,900
Sep 26
12,100
Change
+22.2%
Framer
Oct 25
1,600
Sep 26
1,900
Change
+18.8%

Brand names searched less
Searched less	Oct 25	Sep 26	Change
Typedream	1,600	260	-83.7%
TeleportHQ	1,300	320	-75.4%
WebWave	1,000	320	-68.0%
Renderforest	18,100	6,600	-63.5%
Dorik	1,300	480	-63.1%
Mobirise	1,900	720	-62.1%

Searched less

Typedream
Oct 25
1,600
Sep 26
260
Change
-83.7%
TeleportHQ
Oct 25
1,300
Sep 26
320
Change
-75.4%
WebWave
Oct 25
1,000
Sep 26
320
Change
-68.0%
Renderforest
Oct 25
18,100
Sep 26
6,600
Change
-63.5%
Dorik
Oct 25
1,300
Sep 26
480
Change
-63.1%
Mobirise
Oct 25
1,900
Sep 26
720
Change
-62.1%

Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.

5Where the visitors live

About 19 of every 100 visits come from the United States.

US share of visits: 19% (21.3% a year ago)
Largest outside the US: India, Canada and Brazil
US share of "ai website builder" searches: 30%

USShare of visits that come from the US (%)

Low 16.8High 22.1Average 20

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US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.

Visits by country, the ten largest outside the US
Country	Search visits a month	Share of the measured countries
India	4,339,209	61%
Canada	647,223	9.1%
Brazil	627,546	8.8%
United Kingdom	562,867	7.9%
Germany	370,864	5.2%
Australia	332,159	4.7%
France	231,265	3.3%

Country

India
Search visits a month
4,339,209
Share of the measured countries
61%
Canada
Search visits a month
647,223
Share of the measured countries
9.1%
Brazil
Search visits a month
627,546
Share of the measured countries
8.8%
United Kingdom
Search visits a month
562,867
Share of the measured countries
7.9%
Germany
Search visits a month
370,864
Share of the measured countries
5.2%
Australia
Search visits a month
332,159
Share of the measured countries
4.7%
France
Search visits a month
231,265
Share of the measured countries
3.3%

Source: DataForSEO, October 2026.

Miles explains

The US is the single biggest market, but only about 19 in every 100 visits. India alone is 61% of the countries I measure outside it.

6Links and ratings

Other websites link to these sites less than a year ago (-13%).

The tracked sites had 4,941,235 referring domains between them in October 2026, -12.6% year on year. The average Domain Rating is 81. Squarespace has the strongest link profile at DR 96.

Strongest link profiles by Domain Rating
By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)	DR
Squarespace	96
Wix	95
Tilda	94
Divi	93
Elementor	92
Jimdo	92
Mobirise	92
Webflow	92

By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)

Squarespace
DR
96
Wix
DR
95
Tilda
DR
94
Divi
DR
93
Elementor
DR
92
Jimdo
DR
92
Mobirise
DR
92
Webflow
DR
92

Most referring domains
By referring domains	Domains
Wix	1,685,357
Squarespace	1,326,046
Jimdo	600,743
Tilda	254,281
Webflow	173,694
Divi	169,594
Webnode	132,743
Strikingly	79,539

By referring domains

Wix
Domains
1,685,357
Squarespace
Domains
1,326,046
Jimdo
Domains
600,743
Tilda
Domains
254,281
Webflow
Domains
173,694
Divi
Domains
169,594
Webnode
Domains
132,743
Strikingly
Domains
79,539

Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, October 2026.

AI website builder market, October 2026

AI website builder market: the key numbers for October 2026

1How many visits

2How many people went looking

3Who is on Google's first page

4Who grew, who faded

Biggest moves in October 2026

Brand demand, since October 2025

5Where the visitors live

6Links and ratings

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