How many people search for drone photographers each month?

About 1,660 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best drone photographers".

Who already ranks for drone photographers searches?

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

Directory / United States / Data pulled 1 day ago

Drone Photographers Directory

A directory for connecting clients with drone photographers nationwide.

Verdict: Hard to make work

The demand for drone photographers is moderate, but competition is tough with one dedicated directory and one aggregator already present. The opportunity to build a successful directory is limited due to low search volume and high competition from established sites.

Searches: 1,660; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 1; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: n/a; no location given

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best drone photographers

Cluster total

1,660 / mo

Easy keywords

12 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
drone photographer	480	4 easy	$5.89	transactional
drone photographer near me	260	0 easy	$6.59	transactional
photographer with drone	140	14 easy	$9.04	transactional
how much does a drone photographer make	70	0 easy	-	informational
hire drone photographer	50	7 easy	$9.69	transactional
drone photographers near me	50	0 easy	$10.52	commercial
hiring a drone photographer	50	7 easy	$9.69	commercial
real estate drone photographer	50	0 easy	$5.86	commercial
drone photographer jobs	30	0 easy	$0.25	informational
drone photographer salary	30	0 easy	-	informational
how to become a drone photographer	20	2 easy	-	informational
photographer drone	20	25 easy	$2.39	transactional

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best drone photographers', 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 10

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	jvn.photo Best Drones For Photography 2026: Tested & Ranked By A ... Content 111,197/mo	Content	111,197
2	thedronegirl.com The best camera drones of 2026 Content 55,962/mo	Content	55,962
3	reddit.com The most capable drone for photography (video is a ... Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
4	journalofnomads.com The 6 Best Drones For Travel Photography And ... Content 96,846/mo	Content	96,846
5	bestbuy.com How to Choose the Best Drone for Photography Content 80,758,028/mo	Content	80,758,028
6	dpreview.com Best Still Photo Drone(s) Content 1,475,678/mo	Content	1,475,678
7	digitalcameraworld.com The best camera drones for aerial photography and video Content 1,167,257/mo	Content	1,167,257
8	aerialdronephotographers.com Aerial Drone Photographers of America \| Certified Directory Dedicated directory 1/mo	Dedicated directory	1
9	dronegenuity.com 13 Best Drone Photography Accounts to Follow on Instagram Content 15,040/mo	Content	15,040
10	canva.com 24 epic drone photographers to follow (they'll make you ... Content 70,373,754/mo	Content	70,373,754

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

SkySnap Directory
AeroLens Listings
DroneCapture Hub

Monetization

featured listings

Charge photographers for featured placements to increase visibility.

$200 to $800 / mo after a year