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MCP statistics 2026
The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index measures how often people in the United States search Google for 154 MCP servers by name, month by month, from October 2025 to September 2026. Last updated November 10, 2026.
Summary
Key MCP statistics
- The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found 155,260 US Google searches for 154 “product + mcp” queries in September 2026, up 19% from 130,140 in October 2025.
- The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found that search demand for MCP servers peaked in March 2026 at 242,410 searches. September 2026 was 36% below that peak.
- The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found that developer tools fell from 50.4% of MCP server searches in October 2025 to 28.7% in September 2026.
- The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found that searches for marketing, ads, and SEO MCP servers grew 259%, from 3,240 to 11,630 a month.
- The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found that searches for finance and trading MCP servers grew from 670 to 6,800 a month.
- The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found that 96 of 154 MCP servers had more searches in September 2026 than in October 2025, and 44 had fewer.
- The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found that the most searched MCP server in September 2026 was blender mcp (18,100 searches, up from 8,100 the month before), ahead of playwright mcp (9,900) and figma mcp (8,100).
- A CalmSEO study of 45 MCP server searches on November 10, 2026 found a Google AI Overview on 44 of them.
- The same CalmSEO study found the product’s own website ranked first for 9 of 45 MCP server searches.
Every number in the index comes from Google Ads search volume data pulled on November 10, 2026. The methodology lists the queries, the tools, and the limits of the data.
Trend
MCP server search demand by month
Combined US Google searches for the 154 “product + mcp” queries in the index. Demand rose 86% from October 2025 to the March 2026 peak, then fell for five of the next six months.
| Month | US searches |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 130,140 |
| November 2025 | 102,260 |
| December 2025 | 97,200 |
| January 2026 | 148,840 |
| February 2026 | 184,450 |
| March 2026 | 242,410 |
| April 2026 | 209,940 |
| May 2026 | 186,550 |
| June 2026 | 178,020 |
| July 2026 | 165,590 |
| August 2026 | 148,700 |
| September 2026 | 155,260 |
- 91 of 154 MCP servers set or matched their highest month in March 2026.
- One query drives much of the net growth. Without blender mcp, the index grew 6% from October 2025 to September 2026, not 19%.
Categories
MCP search demand by category
Demand moved away from developer tools and toward the apps that non-developers use: design and creative tools, marketing and ads platforms, business software, and trading apps.
| Category | Products | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 | Sep 2026 | Change | Share Oct 2025 | Share Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer tools & infrastructure | 35 | 65,650 | 96,880 | 44,530 | -32% | 50.4% | 28.7% |
| Design, creative & web | 11 | 14,170 | 36,110 | 35,570 | +151% | 10.9% | 22.9% |
| Productivity & collaboration | 29 | 16,050 | 44,470 | 24,500 | +53% | 12.3% | 15.8% |
| Business apps | 21 | 11,690 | 23,370 | 16,530 | +41% | 9.0% | 10.6% |
| Marketing, ads & SEO | 18 | 3,240 | 9,200 | 11,630 | +259% | 2.5% | 7.5% |
| Databases & analytics | 22 | 13,790 | 22,310 | 10,760 | -22% | 10.6% | 6.9% |
| Finance & trading | 7 | 670 | 1,400 | 6,800 | +915% | 0.5% | 4.4% |
| Web search & research | 11 | 4,880 | 8,670 | 4,940 | +1% | 3.7% | 3.2% |
Two categories lean on one or two queries:
- blender mcp accounts for 17,100 of the 21,400 searches that design, creative, and web gained.
- robinhood mcp and tradingview mcp account for 5,550 of the 6,130 searches that finance and trading gained.
Category totals depend on which products are in the index. The full product list and category for each one are in the CSV.
Ranking
Most searched MCP servers
The 24 MCP servers with at least 1,600 US Google searches in September 2026. Search demand shows what people look for. It does not measure installs or usage.
| Query | Category | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 | Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blender mcp | Design, creative & web | 1,000 | 4,400 | 18,100 | +1710% |
| playwright mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 14,800 | 22,200 | 9,900 | -33% |
| figma mcp | Design, creative & web | 9,900 | 22,200 | 8,100 | -18% |
| github mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 8,100 | 9,900 | 4,400 | -46% |
| chrome devtools mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 6,600 | 8,100 | 2,900 | -56% |
| jira mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 2,900 | 6,600 | 2,900 | 0% |
| notion mcp | Productivity & collaboration | 2,900 | 6,600 | 2,900 | 0% |
| robinhood mcp | Finance & trading | 140 | 320 | 2,900 | +1971% |
| slack mcp | Productivity & collaboration | 2,400 | 8,100 | 2,900 | +21% |
| tradingview mcp | Finance & trading | 110 | 390 | 2,900 | +2536% |
| unity mcp | Design, creative & web | 880 | 3,600 | 2,900 | +230% |
| cloudflare mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 1,300 | 2,400 | 2,400 | +85% |
| datadog mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 1,600 | 6,600 | 2,400 | +50% |
| linear mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 2,400 | 6,600 | 2,400 | 0% |
| linkedin mcp | Marketing, ads & SEO | 590 | 1,600 | 2,400 | +307% |
| salesforce mcp | Business apps | 1,300 | 2,900 | 2,400 | +85% |
| aws mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 1,900 | 2,400 | 1,900 | 0% |
| google ads mcp | Marketing, ads & SEO | 390 | 1,300 | 1,900 | +387% |
| grafana mcp | Developer tools & infrastructure | 880 | 2,900 | 1,900 | +116% |
| obsidian mcp | Productivity & collaboration | 1,600 | 4,400 | 1,900 | +19% |
| meta ads mcp | Marketing, ads & SEO | 90 | 480 | 1,600 | +1678% |
| supabase mcp | Databases & analytics | 4,400 | 4,400 | 1,600 | -64% |
| zapier mcp | Business apps | 1,900 | 5,400 | 1,600 | -16% |
| zoho mcp | Business apps | 210 | 1,000 | 1,600 | +662% |
Movers
Fastest growing and fastest falling MCP servers
Change in monthly US searches from October 2025 to September 2026, for queries with at least 100 searches in October 2025.
Fastest growing
| Query | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 | Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tradingview mcp | 110 | 390 | 2,900 | +2536% |
| robinhood mcp | 140 | 320 | 2,900 | +1971% |
| blender mcp | 1,000 | 4,400 | 18,100 | +1710% |
| unreal engine mcp | 140 | 480 | 1,300 | +829% |
| zoho mcp | 210 | 1,000 | 1,600 | +662% |
| google search console mcp | 140 | 720 | 880 | +529% |
| elevenlabs mcp | 170 | 260 | 880 | +418% |
| discord mcp | 260 | 880 | 1,300 | +400% |
| google ads mcp | 390 | 1,300 | 1,900 | +387% |
| power bi mcp | 210 | 1,300 | 1,000 | +376% |
Fastest falling
| Query | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 | Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sequential thinking mcp | 1,900 | 1,600 | 110 | -94% |
| puppeteer mcp | 1,000 | 880 | 170 | -83% |
| context7 mcp | 5,400 | 3,600 | 1,000 | -81% |
| fetch mcp | 390 | 320 | 90 | -77% |
| serena mcp | 3,600 | 2,400 | 880 | -76% |
| docker mcp | 1,300 | 1,000 | 320 | -75% |
| n8n mcp | 2,900 | 2,900 | 720 | -75% |
| prisma mcp | 110 | 90 | 30 | -73% |
| sqlite mcp | 210 | 170 | 70 | -67% |
| supabase mcp | 4,400 | 4,400 | 1,600 | -64% |
6 of the ten fastest-falling queries are developer tools. This data cannot say why they fell. It only shows that fewer people search for them by name.
SEO and marketing
SEO and marketing MCP statistics
- The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found that US searches for “google search console mcp” grew from 140 in October 2025 to 880 in September 2026.
- Marketing, ads, and SEO MCP searches peaked later than the index, at 15,290 in May 2026. In September 2026 they were still 26% above their March 2026 level.
| Query | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 | Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| google ads mcp | 390 | 1,300 | 1,900 | +387% |
| meta ads mcp | 90 | 480 | 1,600 | +1678% |
| google analytics mcp | 320 | 880 | 1,000 | +213% |
| google search console mcp | 140 | 720 | 880 | +529% |
| semrush mcp | 210 | 720 | 480 | +129% |
| ahrefs mcp | 260 | 590 | 320 | +23% |
| dataforseo mcp | 90 | 260 | 260 | +189% |
| screaming frog mcp | 20 | 70 | 170 | +750% |
For what these servers do, see the best SEO MCP servers compared and Google Search Console MCP servers compared.
Clients
MCP search demand by AI client
Searches that pair an AI client, model provider, or agent framework with “mcp”, such as “claude mcp”. These are reported separately and are not part of the index total.
| Query | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 | Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| claude mcp | 2,900 | 9,900 | 5,400 | +86% |
| codex mcp | 1,600 | 2,400 | 1,000 | -37% |
| gemini mcp | 1,000 | 1,300 | 880 | -12% |
| chatgpt mcp | 1,300 | 720 | 880 | -32% |
| copilot mcp | 590 | 720 | 720 | +22% |
| claude code mcp | 2,900 | 3,600 | 590 | -80% |
| cursor mcp | 2,400 | 2,400 | 480 | -80% |
| ollama mcp | 720 | 480 | 260 | -64% |
| openai mcp | 1,300 | 390 | 210 | -84% |
| langchain mcp | 720 | 480 | 210 | -71% |
| vscode mcp | 720 | 480 | 170 | -76% |
| lm studio mcp | 260 | 210 | 90 | -65% |
| cline mcp | 210 | 140 | 30 | -86% |
| gemini cli mcp | 480 | 390 | 30 | -94% |
| windsurf mcp | 260 | 170 | 20 | -92% |
General MCP searches
| Query | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 | Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp server | 60,500 | 74,000 | 49,500 | -18% |
| what is mcp | 12,100 | 22,200 | 22,200 | +83% |
| model context protocol | 18,100 | 14,800 | 8,100 | -55% |
| mcp vs api | 1,000 | 2,400 | 4,400 | +340% |
| mcp apps | 720 | 4,400 | 3,600 | +400% |
| mcp tools | 2,400 | 2,900 | 1,900 | -21% |
| mcp marketplace | 1,000 | 2,400 | 1,900 | +90% |
| mcp registry | 2,400 | 1,900 | 1,000 | -58% |
| mcp client | 2,400 | 1,300 | 1,000 | -58% |
| best mcp servers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 480 | -52% |
| mcp security | 880 | 720 | 480 | -45% |
| mcp oauth | 390 | 390 | 320 | -18% |
Search results
Who ranks when people search for an MCP server
On November 10, 2026, CalmSEO ran one US desktop Google search for each of 45 “product + mcp” queries: 40 of the most searched products in the index plus five SEO products.
- Google showed an AI Overview on 44 of 45 MCP server searches.
- The product’s own website ranked first for 9 of 45 searches.
- The product’s own website appeared anywhere on page one for 24 of 45 searches. The other 21 had no result from the product’s own website.
- GitHub appeared on page one for 33 of 45 searches.
- The directory mcpservers.org appeared on page one for 22 of 45 searches.
“Own website” means the product’s own domain, including its docs and blog. Community forums, social posts, videos, and GitHub repositories do not count, even though a GitHub result can be the vendor’s official repository. Results are a single snapshot and change daily.
Other sources
MCP adoption statistics from other sources
These numbers are not ours. Each one names who published it and when.
- Anthropic introduced the Model Context Protocol on November 25, 2024. Source: Anthropic, November 2024.
- There were more than 10,000 active public MCP servers in December 2025. Source: Anthropic, December 9, 2025.
- The official MCP SDKs for Python and TypeScript had more than 97 million monthly downloads in December 2025. Source: Anthropic, December 9, 2025.
- Claude’s connector directory listed more than 75 MCP-powered connectors in December 2025. Source: Anthropic, December 9, 2025.
- Anthropic donated MCP to the Agentic AI Foundation, a Linux Foundation fund co-founded by Anthropic, Block, and OpenAI, on December 9, 2025. Source: Model Context Protocol blog, December 9, 2025.
Methodology
How the index is built
- Queries. 154 products that have an MCP server, each searched as “product mcp” (for example “playwright mcp”). Products were chosen by hand to cover eight categories. Product names that mean something else next to “mcp” were left out.
- Data. Google Ads monthly search volume for the United States, in English, for October 2025 through September 2026. Pulled on November 10, 2026 with CalmSEO’s keyword search volume tool, which reads Google Ads data through DataForSEO.
- Index total. The sum of the 154 monthly volumes. AI client, model provider, and framework queries and general MCP queries are reported in their own tables and are not in the total.
- Search results study. One US desktop Google search per query on November 10, 2026, top 10 results, run with CalmSEO’s SERP tool. The 40 index products were picked by 12-month average volume.
Limits
- Google Ads reports volumes in rounded buckets and groups close variants, so every figure is an estimate. Sums of buckets are estimates too, and a one-bucket move in a single month can look like a large change.
- The index covers the United States and Google only.
- Search demand is not usage. A server that ships inside an AI client may be used widely and searched for rarely.
- The product list is a sample, not a census of every MCP server.
Use this data
You can quote these numbers and reuse the tables. Please credit the 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index and link to https://calmseo.com/mcp-statistics. The full dataset, with all twelve months for every query, is a free CSV download.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many MCP servers are there?+
Anthropic counted more than 10,000 active public MCP servers in December 2025. Later third-party counts vary widely because registries count versions, duplicates, and inactive servers differently. This index does not count servers. It measures search demand for 154 of them.
What is the most popular MCP server?+
By US Google searches in September 2026, the 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index ranks blender mcp first with 18,100 searches, then playwright mcp with 9,900 and figma mcp with 8,100. Search demand is not the same as installs or usage.
Is interest in MCP still growing?+
It depends on the category. The 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index found total search demand for 154 MCP servers peaked in March 2026 and was 36% lower by September 2026. Developer tool searches fell 32% from October 2025 to September 2026, while marketing, ads, and SEO searches grew 259%.
Why measure “product mcp” searches?+
People who want to connect a product to an AI assistant often search for the product name plus “mcp”. The query is specific enough to separate from other meanings of MCP, and Google Ads reports a monthly history for it, so the same list can be compared over time.
Where does the data come from?+
Search volumes are Google Ads data for the United States, pulled on November 10, 2026 with CalmSEO’s keyword search volume tool. The search results study used CalmSEO’s SERP tool on the same day. Both are described in the methodology section.
Can I use these statistics?+
Yes. Quote the numbers or reuse the tables, credit the 2026 CalmSEO MCP Search Demand Index, and link to this page. The full dataset is a free CSV download.
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