How many people search for dentists each month?

About 8,737,750 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "dentists charlotte".

Who already ranks for dentists searches?

1 dedicated directories and 1 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "dentists charlotte".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Dentists Directory in Charlotte, NC

A directory for dentists in Charlotte, NC, connecting patients with local dental practices.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is strong demand for dental services in Charlotte, with 28,350 local searches monthly. However, competition is significant, with 6 business sites dominating the top 10 search results, leaving only 1 beatable slot. This makes it a challenging but potentially rewarding opportunity.

Local searches: 28,350; per month; 8,737,750 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 1; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 1,030; within ~20 km

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'dentists', with the Charlotte keywords marked. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

dentists charlotte

Local / national

28,350 / 8,737,750

Easy keywords

12 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
dentist near me	1,830,000	49 medium	$13.92	commercial
dentist	1,000,000	65 hard	$14.17	informational
delta dentist	673,000	63 hard	$2.90	navigational
plan dentist	301,000	54 medium	$9.22	commercial
dentist insurance plan	301,000	54 medium	$9.22	commercial
dentist insurance	201,000	49 medium	$8.68	commercial
dentist peds near me	201,000	26 easy	$10.93	commercial
pedi dentist near me	201,000	26 easy	$10.93	navigational
pedia dentist near me	201,000	26 easy	$10.93	navigational
childs dentist near me	201,000	26 easy	$10.93	navigational
pedatric dentist near me	201,000	26 easy	$10.93	commercial
pediatric dentist near me	201,000	26 easy	$10.93	navigational
dentist charlotte local	8,100	9 easy	$7.63	navigational
dentist charlotte nc local	4,400	15 easy	$15.11	commercial
charlotte pediatric dentist local	2,900	18 easy	$8.26	navigational
pearl dentist charlotte local	1,900	11 easy	$10.49	navigational
cosmetic dentist charlotte local	1,600	20 easy	$8.09	commercial
family dentist charlotte local	1,300	16 easy	$6.62	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'dentists charlotte', 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

1 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	deltadental.com Best Dentists Near Me in Charlotte, North Carolina Dedicated directory 7,017,574/mo	Dedicated directory	7,017,574
2	piedmontdentistrysmiles.com Piedmont Dentistry: Best Dentist in Charlotte, NC Content 835/mo	Content	835
3	urbanfamilydental.com Urban Family Dental: Dentist in Charlotte NC Business site 1,369/mo	Business site	1,369
4	familydentalcharlotte.com Welcome \| Family Dental Clinic - Dentist in Charlotte, NC Business site 6,847/mo	Business site	6,847
5	cltfamilydentistry.com Charlotte Family Dentistry: Dentists in Charlotte, NC Business site 4,257/mo	Business site	4,257
6	uptowncharlottesmiles.com Dentist \| Drs. Moore or Phillips \| Charlotte NC \| Cosmetic ... Business site 1,666/mo	Business site	1,666
7	atriumhealth.org Atrium Health Dental Clinic \| Dentists in Charlotte, NC Business site 2,698,549/mo	Business site	2,698,549
8	southparkdentistcharlotte.com SouthPark Dental and Oral Care \| Charlotte, NC Dentist Business site 2,311/mo	Business site	2,311
9	yelp.com TOP 10 BEST Dentist Reviews in Charlotte, NC Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975

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.

Supply

Businesses matching 'dentists' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Charlotte, NC. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

1,030

businesses to list

Counted on Google's category "Dentist", which can be wider than the niche as you define it.

Best rated examples

Charlotte Dentistry

Dentist

4.8 (4,731)
Kakouras Family Dentistry

Dentist

5.0 (3,078)
Mint Hill Dentistry

Dentist

5.0 (2,967)
Affordable Dentures & Implants

Dental implants provider

4.2 (2,151)
All Kids Pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric dentist

4.8 (2,137)

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

CharlotteDentalHub
DentistFinderCLT
SmileDirectoryNC

Monetization

featured listings

Charge dentists for featured placement in search results.

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