How many people search for tattoo artists each month?

About 688,940 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "tattoo artists chicago".

Who already ranks for tattoo artists searches?

0 dedicated directories and 4 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "tattoo artists chicago".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Tattoo Artists Directory in Chicago, IL

A directory for tattoo artists in Chicago, showcasing local talent and studios.

Verdict: Crowded or small

The demand for tattoo artists in Chicago is decent with 4040 local searches, but the competition is high with 3 business sites and 4 aggregators dominating the top results. There are 75 available businesses to list, but the crowded market makes it challenging to gain visibility.

Local searches: 4,040; per month; 688,940 nationally
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 4; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 75; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

tattoo artists chicago

Local / national

4,040 / 688,940

Easy keywords

18 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
tattoo artist near.me	135,000	13 easy	$1.88	commercial
tattoo artist near me	135,000	23 easy	$1.88	commercial
tattoo artist	49,500	14 easy	$2.14	commercial
tattoo artist tattooing	49,500	17 easy	$2.14	commercial
tattoo and artist	49,500	14 easy	$2.14	commercial
artist with tattoo	49,500	14 easy	$2.14	transactional
coverup tattoo artist	18,100	0 easy	$2.42	commercial
cover up tattoo artist	18,100	0 easy	$2.42	commercial
fine line tattoo artist near me	14,800	0 easy	$1.73	commercial
american traditional tattoo artist	12,100	1 easy	$1.45	commercial
tattoo artist chris nunez	9,900	0 easy	-	commercial
japanese tattoo artist	8,100	0 easy	$2.30	commercial
tattoo artist chicago local	1,900	23 easy	$1.42	commercial
best chicago tattoo artist local	480	22 easy	$1.31	commercial
good tattoo artist in chicago local	480	22 easy	$1.31	commercial
female tattoo artist chicago local	140	5 easy	$1.30	commercial
fine line tattoo artist chicago local	140	0 easy	$2.56	commercial
black tattoo artist chicago local	90	4 easy	$1.06	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'tattoo artists chicago', 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 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

No niche directory ranks here, but 5 of the top results are domains with over a million visits a month. Entering this page means outranking them, not filling an empty slot.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	reddit.com What's your favorite tattoo shop in Chicago? : r/AskChicago Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
2	chicagoinktattoo.com Chicago Ink Tattoo & Piercing Studio \| Best Tattoos, Piercings ... Content 44,147/mo	Content	44,147
3	speakeasycustomtattoo.com Speakeasy Custom Tattoo: Best Tattoo Shop Chicago - Home Content 11,108/mo	Content	11,108
4	instagram.com studio gioia • chicago tattoo studio (@_studiogioia) Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967
5	yelp.com TOP 10 BEST Tattoo in Chicago, IL - Updated 2026 Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
6	greatlakestattoo.com Great Lakes Tattoo: Premiere Tattoo Shop in Chicago Business site 7,403/mo	Business site	7,403
7	tattoodo.com Book tattoo artists in Chicago Business site 1,489,333/mo	Business site	1,489,333
8	blackatlasstudios.com Black Atlas Studios \| Premiere Tattoo shop in Chicago Business site 2,835/mo	Business site	2,835
9	instagram.com CrispyAura ⊹₊ Fine Line Tattoos Chicago (@_crispyaura) Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967

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 'tattoo artists' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Chicago, IL. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

businesses to list

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

Best rated examples

Chicago Ink Tattoo & Body Piercing

Tattoo and piercing shop

4.8 (2,054)
Chicago Ink Tattoo & Body Piercing 2

Tattoo and piercing shop

5.0 (872)
Crispy Aura Fine Line Tattoos & Tooth Gems

Tattoo shop

5.0 (739)
Logan Square Tattoo

Tattoo shop

4.9 (311)
Speakeasy Custom Tattoo

Tattoo shop

4.9 (299)

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

ChiTattooHub
InkChicago
TattooArtistsChi

Monetization

featured listings

Charge tattoo artists for featured placement on the directory.

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