How many people search for breweries each month?

About 9,351,000 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best breweries".

Who already ranks for breweries searches?

1 dedicated directories and 3 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "best breweries".

Directory / United States / Data pulled 59 minutes ago

Breweries Directory

Create a directory for breweries showcasing local and national options for craft beer enthusiasts.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is significant demand for breweries with a monthly search volume of over 9 million, competition is strong with dedicated directories and aggregators dominating top search results. The presence of business sites further complicates the landscape, making it challenging to establish a new directory.

Searches: 9,351,000; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 3; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: n/a; no location given

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best breweries

Cluster total

9,351,000 / mo

Easy keywords

8 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
brewery near me	1,830,000	37 medium	$0.32	commercial
brewery	1,500,000	71 hard	$0.32	navigational
nearest brewery to me	1,000,000	47 medium	$0.44	navigational
banana brewery	301,000	42 medium	$0.20	navigational
7 brewery near me	301,000	3 easy	$0.99	navigational
bj brewery	201,000	28 easy	$0.08	navigational
b j brewery	201,000	28 easy	$0.08	navigational
bj brewery menu	201,000	1 easy	$0.03	informational
b j brewery menu	201,000	1 easy	$0.03	informational
bj's restaurant brewery	201,000	28 easy	$0.08	navigational
bj's restaurant and brewery	201,000	28 easy	$0.08	navigational
bj's restaurant brewery menu	201,000	1 easy	$0.03	informational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best breweries', 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.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	beeradvocate.com Best Breweries & Craft Beer in Seattle Area (2026) Content 3,119,715/mo	Content	3,119,715
2	yelp.com THE BEST 10 BREWERIES NEAR THOUSAND ISLAND ... Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
3	reddit.com Craft Beer recommendations : r/memphis Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
4	facebook.com What are the best activities and breweries in Lake Tahoe? Aggregator 3,209,723,111/mo	Aggregator	3,209,723,111
5	axios.com NWA breweries dominate state craft beer list Dedicated directory 5,274,315/mo	Dedicated directory	5,274,315
6	bizjournals.com Three Tampa Bay breweries named best in the world ... Content 1,670,343/mo	Content	1,670,343
7	exnovobrew.com Earth To Beer Business site 12,323/mo	Business site	12,323
8	beeradvocate.com Charlotte Breweries We Should Check out? \| Community Business site 3,119,715/mo	Business site	3,119,715

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

BreweryFinder
CraftBrewMap
BrewSpotter

Monetization

featured listings

Charge breweries for featured placements to increase visibility on the directory.

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