eater.com
DR 90by AhrefsMedium Opportunity ยท 60/100

About eater.com

A national site covering food and dining culture, with 23 city sites tracking local dining scenes across hundreds of maps.

Categoryfood_and_drink/food_and_drink
7.5MMonthly Visits
+6%Monthly Trend
Nov 2000Domain Age

Competitive Landscape Overview

6Competitors
25.4MAvg. Traffic
2Avg. Keyword Overlap
22yAvg. Domain Age

Top Competitors

tripadvisor.com

tripadvisor.com

๐Ÿ”— 2 keyword overlap

Plan your next trip, read reviews and get travel advice from our community on where to stay and what to do. Find savings on hotels, book the perfect tour or attraction, and reserve a table at the best restaurants.

97.7M/mo+6%Mar 1999

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

opentable.com

opentable.com

๐Ÿ”— 2 keyword overlap

Book online, read restaurant reviews from diners, and earn points towards free meals. OpenTable is a real-time online booking network for fine dining restaurants.

48.8M/mo+19%Jan 1999

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

opentable.ca

opentable.ca

๐Ÿ”— 2 keyword overlap

Your guide to the best selection of fine restaurants in Canada. Read inspiring food stories, and discover your next restaurant obsession.

4.2M/mo+35%Jul 2006

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

happycow.net

happycow.net

๐Ÿ”— 2 keyword overlap

HappyCow strongly believes in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information gathered from our members and visitors to our platform. Since the protection of your privacy is of great importance to us, we have created this Privacy Policy to communicate our practices.

1.4M/mo+3%Nov 1999

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

opentable.ie

opentable.ie

๐Ÿ”— 2 keyword overlap

As a leading brand for booking online restaurant reservations, OpenTable helps connect diners and restaurants.

433.1K/mo-12%

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

kushhospitality.com

kushhospitality.com

๐Ÿ”— 2 keyword overlap

The premier hospitality company behind some of the best restaurants in Miami, Florida. Order online, book catering or a private event by contacting us today.

2.7K/mo-4%Dec 2016

Shares 2 keywords including "food near me"

Competitors identified by shared traffic-driving keywords

Keyword Battle: eater.com vs Competitors

KeywordSearch Volumeeater.comCompetitor
evelyn35,090#9opentable.com #4โœ— Behind
saigon babylon2,090#8tripadvisor.com #4โœ— Behind

Traffic Comparison

eater.com
7.5M+6%
opentable.com
48.8M+19%
opentable.ca
4.2M+35%
opentable.ie
433.1K-12%

Acquisition Channel Mix

Geographic Footprint

Find weak markets where competitors haven't established dominance

Countryeater.comtripadvisor.comopentable.comopentable.cahappycow.netopentable.ie
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US
91%
64%
90%
14%
29%
10%
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CA
2%
2%
4%
83%
3%
1%
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช IEโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
76%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GB
1%
3%
2%
0%
16%
4%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช DE
0%
2%
1%
0%
8%
โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IN
0%
โ€”โ€”โ€”
7%
โ€”

Market Opportunities

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CA: Only opentable.ca has significant presence โ€” low competition market
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GB: Only happycow.net has significant presence โ€” low competition market
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GB: No dominant player among 1 competitors competitors โ€” market is fragmented

Domain Age Comparison

How does eater.com actually grow?

This page shows the surface. A Growth Teardown reverse-engineers the full playbook โ€” which keywords drive signups, where backlinks come from, which channels convert, and what you can replicate in your own product.

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