How many people search for tattoo artists each month?

About 687,390 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "tattoo artists nashville".

Who already ranks for tattoo artists searches?

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

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Tattoo Artists Directory in Nashville, TN

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

Verdict: Crowded or small

The market for tattoo artists in Nashville shows decent local demand, but competition is high with several aggregators and business sites dominating the top search results. With only 25 businesses available to list, the opportunity to create a unique directory is limited by the presence of established competitors.

Local searches: 2,260; per month; 687,390 nationally
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 4; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 25; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

tattoo artists nashville

Local / national

2,260 / 687,390

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 nashville local	1,000	12 easy	$1.36	commercial
best nashville tattoo artist local	590	9 easy	$1.64	commercial
best tattoo artist in nashville local	90	13 easy	$1.60	commercial
fine line tattoo artist nashville local	90	0 easy	$2.04	commercial
nashville tattoo artist local	70	15 easy	$1.25	commercial
best tattoo artist nashville tn local	50	8 easy	$4.42	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'tattoo artists nashville', 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

2 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

No niche directory ranks here, but 4 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	safehousetattoo.com Safe House Tattoo Studio: Nashville, TN Business site 15,696/mo	Business site	15,696
2	reddit.com Where to go for a great tattoo? : r/nashville Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
3	instagram.com Marisa Martello (@wildhoneyartistry) · Nashville, TN Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967
4	black13tattoo.com Black 13 Tattoo Parlor Content 5,568/mo	Content	5,568
5	facebook.com Best tattoo artists in Nashville, TN? Aggregator 3,209,723,111/mo	Aggregator	3,209,723,111
6	yelp.com TOP 10 BEST Tattoo Shops in Nashville, TN - Updated 2026 Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
7	nashvilleinktattoo.com Nashville Ink: Your Premier Tattoo and Piercing Shop Business site 12,661/mo	Business site	12,661
8	deadaheadtattoo.com Tattoo Parlor Nashville \| Best Walk-In Tattoo Shop & Artists Content 1,401/mo	Content	1,401
9	hhtattoonashville.com Nashville Tattoo Shop \| Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co. Business site 4,958/mo	Business site	4,958

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 Nashville, TN. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

businesses to list

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

Best rated examples

Nashville Ink

Tattoo shop

4.5 (1,480)
Queen of Hearts Tattoos & Body Piercing

Tattoo shop

4.7 (834)
One Drop Ink Creative Suites

Tattoo shop

4.9 (747)
Iris Tattoo & Piercings Nashville

Tattoo and piercing shop

4.9 (340)
Hidden Door Tattoo

Tattoo shop

5.0 (271)

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

Nashville Ink
Tattoo Trail Nashville
Inked in Nashville

Monetization

featured listings

Offer featured listings for tattoo artists to increase visibility on the site.

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