How many people search for climbing gyms each month?

About 851,100 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best climbing gyms".

Who already ranks for climbing gyms searches?

1 dedicated directories and 4 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "best climbing gyms".

Directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Climbing Gyms Directory

Create a directory for climbing gyms to help enthusiasts find local facilities.

Verdict: Worth a try

There's a strong demand for climbing gyms with high search volumes, but competition is significant with one dedicated directory and multiple aggregators. The presence of business sites in top search results indicates a challenging landscape for a new directory.

Searches: 851,100; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 4; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: n/a; no location given

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best climbing gyms

Cluster total

851,100 / mo

Easy keywords

3 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
climbing gym	90,500	34 medium	$0.61	navigational
climbing gym near me	49,500	61 hard	$0.53	commercial
climbing gym near.me	49,500	61 hard	$0.53	navigational
gym with rock climbing near me	49,500	34 medium	$0.53	commercial
rock-climbing gym	40,500	50 medium	$0.75	navigational
rock climbing gym	40,500	50 medium	$0.75	navigational
rocky climbing gym	40,500	50 medium	$0.75	navigational
rocking climbing gym	40,500	50 medium	$0.75	navigational
gym with rock climbing	40,500	50 medium	$0.75	informational
vital climbing gym brooklyn	33,100	1 easy	$0.36	navigational
vital climbing gym lower east side	33,100	0 easy	$0.31	navigational
the spot climbing gym	22,200	0 easy	$0.82	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best climbing gyms', 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	brit.co 9 Rock Climbing Gyms That'll Get Your Adrenaline Pumping Content 587,043/mo	Content	587,043
2	reddit.com Recommended Bouldering gyms in NYC? Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
3	yelp.com THE BEST 10 Rock Climbing near FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
4	mountainproject.com Climbing Gyms: The Good and the Bad Business site 462,070/mo	Business site	462,070
5	tripadvisor.com Best climbing gym - Review of Central Rock Gym, Tampa, FL Aggregator 662,412,987/mo	Aggregator	662,412,987
6	facebook.com Best indoor bouldering spots in San Jose/Santa Cruz? Aggregator 3,209,723,111/mo	Aggregator	3,209,723,111
7	cascadeclimbers.com Local Seattle Gyms - Climbing Gyms Dedicated directory 21,801/mo	Dedicated directory	21,801
8	bostoncentral.com Rock Climbing Gyms in Boston Business site 316,539/mo	Business site	316,539

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

ClimbFinder
GymAscend
VerticalVentures

Monetization

featured listings

Charge climbing gyms for featured placements to increase their visibility.

$500 to $1,500 / mo after a year