How many people search for tattoo artists each month?

About 687,170 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "tattoo artists san diego".

Who already ranks for tattoo artists searches?

0 dedicated directories and 5 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "tattoo artists san diego".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Tattoo Artists Directory in San Diego, CA

A directory for tattoo artists in San Diego, CA, showcasing local talent and services.

Verdict: Crowded or small

The market for tattoo artists in San Diego shows decent local demand with 2,080 searches monthly. However, competition is high, with 5 aggregators and 3 business sites dominating the top results, leaving only 1 beatable slot. With 89 businesses available to list, this directory faces significant challenges to establish itself.

Local searches: 2,080; per month; 687,170 nationally
Directories: 0; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 5; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 89; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

tattoo artists san diego

Local / national

2,080 / 687,170

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 san diego local	1,000	0 easy	$1.99	commercial
best tattoo artist san diego local	320	14 easy	$1.77	commercial
female tattoo artist san diego local	110	0 easy	$1.13	commercial
fine line tattoo artist san diego local	110	0 easy	$2.39	commercial
asian tattoo artist san diego local	50	0 easy	$3.09	commercial
japanese tattoo artist san diego local	50	0 easy	$3.09	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'tattoo artists san diego', 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.

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 are some realism tattoo artists in Orange County/ LA Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
2	m.yelp.com Best Tattoo Artists near Jamacha, San Diego, CA Aggregator 21,530,517/mo	Aggregator	21,530,517
3	www3.designindaba.com San Diego Tattoo Artists Business site 179,257/mo	Business site	179,257
4	facebook.com Tattoo shops in San Diego for realism? Aggregator 3,209,723,111/mo	Aggregator	3,209,723,111
5	remingtontattoo.com Female Tattoo Artists in San Diego Business site 2,161/mo	Business site	2,161
6	lastsparrowtattoo.com San diego tattoo artists/tattoo shops Business site 18,533/mo	Business site	18,533
7	yelp.com Tower Tattoo Parlor City Heights, San Diego, CA 92105 Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
8	facebook.com Terry Ribera San Diego Tattoo Artist Aggregator 3,209,723,111/mo	Aggregator	3,209,723,111
9	remingtontattoo.com Why You Want the Best Custom Tattoo Artists in San Diego Content 2,161/mo	Content	2,161

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 San Diego, CA. 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

Sideshow Tattoo and Piercing

Tattoo and piercing shop

5.0 (2,996)
Above All Tattoo - Pacific Beach

Tattoo shop

4.9 (921)
SD Tattoo and Piercing

Tattoo and piercing shop

4.2 (839)
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio

Tattoo shop

4.9 (531)
Iconic Lines Studio

Tattoo shop

5.0 (209)

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

InkSpot San Diego
Tattoo Hub SD
Artistic Ink Directory

Monetization

featured listings

Charge tattoo artists for featured placement in search results.

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