How many people search for bakeries each month?

About 18,029,600 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "top bakeries".

Who already ranks for bakeries searches?

0 dedicated directories and 5 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "top bakeries".

Directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Bakeries Directory

Create a directory for bakeries showcasing diverse options across the country.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is significant demand for bakery listings, competition is high with five aggregators dominating the top search results. There are no dedicated directories in the top rankings, indicating an opportunity to carve out a niche despite the presence of established aggregators.

Searches: 18,029,600; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 5; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: n/a; no location given

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'bakeries'. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

top bakeries

Cluster total

18,029,600 / mo

Easy keywords

11 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
bakery near me	3,350,000	10 easy	$0.39	commercial
bakery	1,830,000	38 medium	$0.46	navigational
honey ham bakery	673,000	11 easy	$0.57	navigational
bakery porto	550,000	12 easy	$0.29	navigational
bakery levain	550,000	24 easy	$0.35	navigational
porto's bakery	550,000	11 easy	$0.29	navigational
panera bakery menu	550,000	26 easy	$0.18	informational
porto's bakery and cafe	550,000	18 easy	$0.29	navigational
porto's bakery and cafe's	550,000	12 easy	$0.29	navigational
walmart bakery	450,000	3 easy	$0.18	navigational
bakery at walmart	450,000	3 easy	$0.18	transactional
menu for panera bakery	450,000	21 easy	$2.69	informational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'top bakeries', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

0 of 8

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

No niche directory ranks here, but 5 of the top results are domains with over a million visits a month. Entering this page means outranking them, not filling an empty slot.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	baking-forums.com 25 Bakeries around the world you need to see! Content 60,577/mo	Content	60,577
2	yelp.com Bakeries Plains, MT 59859 - Last Updated October 2026 Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
3	racinecountyeye.com 5 great bakeries: Racine's best sweet escapes for winter ... Content 72,255/mo	Content	72,255
4	reddit.com We visited the Best Bakeries in New York. : r/koreanenglishman Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
5	yelp.com Bakeries McComb, MS 39648 - Last Updated October 2026 Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
6	the-boneyard.com Best Bakery in Connecticut Ever Content 147,352/mo	Content	147,352
7	yelp.com Bakeries Athens, TN 37303 - Last Updated October 2026 Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
8	tripadvisor.com Best Sweet Bakery In Florence? - Tuscany Forum Aggregator 662,412,987/mo	Aggregator	662,412,987

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

BakeFind
SweetSpot Directory
BakeryHub

Monetization

featured listings

Charge bakeries for enhanced visibility and featured placements on the directory.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year