How many people search for hackathons each month?

About 46,490 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best hackathons".

Who already ranks for hackathons searches?

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

Directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Hackathons Directory

A directory for hackathons, showcasing events and competitions for developers and tech enthusiasts.

Verdict: Crowded or small

The market for hackathons shows strong demand with 46,490 monthly searches, but competition is significant with one dedicated directory and four aggregators in the top results. This makes it challenging to establish a unique presence due to the crowded landscape.

Searches: 46,490; 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 'hackathons'. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best hackathons

Cluster total

46,490 / mo

Easy keywords

9 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
hackathon	22,200	61 hard	$11.39	informational
what is a hackathon	3,600	22 easy	$0.94	informational
hackathon near me	2,400	49 medium	$12.38	informational
hackathon meaning	1,600	35 medium	$0.02	informational
devpost hackathon	1,000	20 easy	$10.64	navigational
hackathon ai	880	13 easy	$6.16	informational
ny hackathon	880	6 easy	$7.50	informational
nyc hackathon	880	6 easy	$7.50	informational
what is hackathon	880	17 easy	$0.09	informational
new york hackathon	880	6 easy	$7.50	informational
artificial intelligence hackathon	880	13 easy	$6.16	informational
hackathon mit	720	21 easy	-	informational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best hackathons', 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 8

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	reddit.com Guys, what are some of the best grants, competitions ... Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
2	hackerearth.com Find the best hackathons in Social Dedicated directory 44,262/mo	Dedicated directory	44,262
3	corporate.hackathon.com 4 Types of Hackathons: Which Format is Best for Your ... Content 10/mo	Content	10
4	analyticssteps.com Top 15 Machine Learning Hackathons Content 54,723/mo	Content	54,723
5	quora.com What is your favorite hackathon? Aggregator 369,791,683/mo	Aggregator	369,791,683
6	github.com Upcoming Github Events · community · Discussion #186066 Aggregator 39,815,086/mo	Aggregator	39,815,086
7	medium.com Hacking the Hackathon - by Marcelo Rinesi Aggregator 95,940,769/mo	Aggregator	95,940,769
8	news.ycombinator.com Ask HN: What makes a good hackathon? Content 3,054,948/mo	Content	3,054,948

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

HackathonHub
CodeSprintFinder
DevChallengeDirectory

Monetization

featured listings

Charge event organizers for featured placements to increase visibility.

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