AI video generator trend
Searches for ai video generator rose +17% over the last 12 months on Google, and Hacker News mentions and Bluesky posts rose with them.
Updated · Google Trends and 3 sources outside Google
Is ai video generator still growing?
Yes. Google's weekly index for it is up +17% in a year, and still up +1% over the last 3 months. The rise is measured, not a one-week spike or a change in how Google counts, and Hacker News mentions, Bluesky posts and Bing searches rose with it, each above what every other search on the same source did.
- 3 months
- +1%
- 1 year
- +17%
- 2 years
- +203%
Each figure compares Google's weekly index at the end of the window with its start.
Checked outside Google
A rise on Google alone can be a change in how Google counts. These rose with it, each against what every other search on the same source did:
- Hacker News mentions (ai video generator): 45 → 91 out of 100 (weekly average), +102% on the year against a library median of +15%
- Bluesky posts (ai video generator): 40 → 130 out of 100 (weekly average), +225% on the year against a library median of +21%
- Bing searches rose too, by more than they did for the typical search we track there (their licence lets us name the source, not quote its numbers).
Also searched as
The same search in other words, each passing the same check on its own.
- free ai video generator: +36% in a year, with Bing searches rising too
About this search
AI video generator refers to software that produces video clips from a text prompt, a still image or a script, using generative video models. People search it to make short-form content, ads, explainers and YouTube Shorts without filming or editing. In practice creators, marketers and small businesses compare tools, and the related searches lean heavily on free, no-login and image-to-video options. Rapid improvement in video models since 2024 has turned this into a crowded category of general tools and niche wrappers. The persistent buyer intent is real, but price pressure from free tiers is strong, so differentiation has to come from a workflow or an audience.
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Data as of October 12, 2026 · first seen September 26, 2026 · all rising trends · week of October 12, 2026