How many people search for ux designers each month?

About 225,790 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best ux designers".

Who already ranks for ux designers searches?

0 dedicated directories and 1 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "best ux designers".

Directory / United States / Data pulled 49 minutes ago

Ux Designers Directory

A directory for UX designers to showcase their services and connect with potential clients.

Verdict: Strong opportunity

There is strong demand for UX designers with a monthly search volume of 225,790. However, the competition is moderate, with one aggregator in the top 10 and no dedicated directories. This presents a solid opportunity to create a niche directory that can capture traffic from beatable slots.

Searches: 225,790; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 0; 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 'ux designers'. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best ux designers

Cluster total

225,790 / mo

Easy keywords

11 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
ui/ux designer	14,800	13 easy	$12.33	navigational
ui ux designer	14,800	20 easy	$12.33	navigational
ui/ ux designer	14,800	13 easy	$12.33	navigational
ui & ux designer	14,800	13 easy	$12.33	navigational
ui and ux designer	14,800	13 easy	$12.33	navigational
designer ux/ui	14,800	13 easy	$12.33	navigational
ux designer	9,900	22 easy	$9.11	navigational
ux designer ui	9,900	38 medium	$7.66	navigational
job of ux designer	6,600	0 easy	$2.49	informational
ux designer vacancy	6,600	0 easy	$2.49	navigational
ux designer position	6,600	0 easy	$2.49	navigational
job ux designer	4,400	0 easy	$4.63	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best ux designers', 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

3 of 7

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

No dedicated directory ranks in the top 10 and 3 of the results are content pages on small domains. That is the gap a focused, well-structured directory fills.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	reddit.com I don't follow a lot of UX influencers, but I do enjoy some ... Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
2	agency.uxplanet.org Top 5 UX design firms in Washington, DC, 2026 Content 935/mo	Content	935
3	blog.uxfol.io The Top 5 Free UX Designer Website Builders Content 3,725/mo	Content	3,725
4	ddiy.co Using UI/UX Design in 2026: What You Need to Know - DDIY Content 16,134/mo	Content	16,134
5	dribbble.com 5 podcasts every UX designer should listen to Content 2,500,184/mo	Content	2,500,184
6	fastcompany.com UI, UX: Who Does What? A Designer's Guide To The Tech ... Content 1,913,909/mo	Content	1,913,909
7	refontelearning.com Becoming a UI/UX Designer: The Ultimate Guide to ... Content 2,727/mo	Content	2,727

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

UXConnect
DesignHub
UXSpotlight

Monetization

featured listings

Charge UX designers for featured placements to increase their visibility.

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