Data updated Oct 30, 2026
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Mendeley.com’s direct traffic went from 9M to 10.1M visits in one month.
How the growth happened
Monthly visit estimates · 2026-05 — 2026-09 · DR 85, +1 MoM
Sep 2026
Monthly visits split by channel share: Mendeley.com added 1.8M visits from Aug to Sep, with direct contributing 63%.
| Channel | Last 3 months | Change barAug → Sep | Change | Share of change | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | +1.1M | 63% | 66.1% ↓0.4pp | ||
| Organic search | +292.7K | 16% | 9% ↑1pp | ||
| Referrals | +280.4K | 16% | 20.7% ↓0.7pp | ||
| 5 other channels | +66.7K | 3.7% | 2.6% ↑0.1pp |
What you can borrow
Mendeley.com’s acquisition moves across pages, search terms and AI referrals, each with its data source.
| Keyword | Traffic | CPC | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| mendeleyBrand | 336.3K | $0.40 | 1 |
| mendeley reference managerBrand | 49.6K | $0.80 | 2 |
| mendeley desktopBrand | 34.6K | $0.10 | 3 |
| mendeley citeBrand | 16.6K | $0.61 | 4 |
| mendelyNon-brand | 8.6K | $0.55 | 5 |
Borrow: Search traffic is mostly branded, riding existing awareness; the non-brand needs it does not cover are open to you.
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184.4K visits from AI assistants (previous month 152.1K), 1.2% of all traffic.
Borrow: Check how assistants recommend Mendeley.com and work on appearing for the same questions.
Full growth history
Where did the +1.8M visits actually come from?
Mendeley.com grew 13% in Sep with almost no paid ads. Unlock the launch posts, community threads and new backlinks behind the spike, plus a launch checklist you can copy.
Where it launched and who talked about it
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Sep 2026 · Research
Each product uses its latest observed month; different months are not a same-period ranking.
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Method: visits and channel shares are third-party monthly estimates; channel change = monthly visits × channel share, month over month; site actions and traffic are shown by timing only, not as cause and effect.
