# Google Trends

Google Trends is a free tool from Google that shows search interest over time. It draws on sampled, anonymized data from Google Search, News, Images, Shopping and YouTube. Interest is scored from 0 to 100 so terms can be compared, not read as raw volume. It runs in a browser at trends.google.com.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/google-trends · data of 2026-11-02

## Facts

- Founded: 2006
- Headquarters: Mountain View, California
- Employees: 5,000+
- Company type: Division of Alphabet Inc.
- Deployment: Browser-based tool at trends.google.com, with no installable or self-hosted version found.
- Best for: Users doing keyword research and content ideas by location, who want a free tool.

## Products

- Google Trends: Free web tool that shows search interest over time and compares terms by location, scored 0 to 100.
- Google Trends Explore: Explore page with a Gemini-powered side panel that suggests and compares trends, comparing up to eight terms at once.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEO Tools | 24 of 58 | 2.3 | 4 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 2.6 | 3.7% |
| google_ai_mode | 3.3 | 7.4% |
| perplexity | 0.9 | 3.7% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Google Trends AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/google-trends, data of 2026-11-02. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).