Statistics · September 2026 data · every figure sourced
The same data gathered on every tracked site, read as one market. Refreshed on the 1st of every month: the search trend, where demand is heading, a citable report, and the forecast for the month ahead.
Measured by Hunter GrayFounder, Owner & Writer
September 2026 in one line
MixedFewer visits than a year ago, but more people searching by name, and the next six months look flat.
Past and future on one line
Worldwide search visits a month to the tracked sites. Dashed: the October 2026 forecast and its range.
Where to go
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Start hereIs the market growing or shrinking? The short answer first, then the proof: are more people visiting, are they searching by name, who is winning, and the forecast for the next six months.
In September 2026, people came to the sites we track from Google search about 8.5M times. That is more than in August 2026 and fewer than a year ago.
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To citeThe month's figures in one document: market size, demand, geography, leaders, movers and the outlook, every number dated and sourced. Past editions keep their URLs.
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Latest: September 2026The month just closed, read as one story: market size, demand, the ranking, who moved, what users said in videos, threads and the press, with Hunter's read under each section.
531 videos, threads and articles read in September 2026; 36% positive.
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For October 2026The month ahead and the six after it, forecast on the 1st with a range, from the trend, the momentum and the calendar. Marked in public when the numbers land, right or wrong.
8.4M
visits in October 2026, range 7.4M to 9.3M
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Five years of Google Trends for “ai girlfriend”, the term's search volume in the US and 25 countries, and where the tracked sites' visitors come from.
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9 toolsEvery tool behind the numbers, one page each: what it is, who runs it, why it can be relied on, exactly what we take from it and what it cannot tell us.
September 2026’s leaders
Who holds the first page for “ai girlfriend”
Biggest by search visits
Google position in the US and worldwide search visits, September 2026, DataForSEO. The full ranking is on the best AI girlfriend page.
These pages measure the market; the best AI girlfriend ranking is where the same data decides which sites are worth your money. Method on the methodology page.