pitchfork.com

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DR 86by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 52/100

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Catch Angry Blackmen, Doss, L’Rain, Kara Jackson, and more at official Pitchfork concerts around Chicago

Categoryarts_and_entertainment/music

Top 7,170

Global Rank

United States 53%

Top Market

-5%

Monthly Trend

47% Bounce

Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

9,344,447

↓4.5% vs last month

Bounce Rate

47.3%

Pages / Visit

2.7

Avg. Session

1m 48s

Domain Age

30.7 years

Traffic

#7,170Global Rank

#2,604Country Rank (840)

#29Category Rank · Music

Traffic Trend

↓4.5%

Traffic Sources

Organic Search

28.9%

Direct

60.3%

Social

5.1%

Referral

3.0%

Paid

0.5%

2.3%

Strong brand recognition: 60.3% from direct traffic

Geographic Distribution

DomainShare

🇺🇸United StatesUS

53.4%

🇬🇧United KingdomGB

9.5%

🇨🇦CanadaCA

6.2%

🇫🇷FranceFR

3.0%

🇦🇺AustraliaAU

2.4%

Top 3 countries account for 69.0% of traffic

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords

Keyword
drake	1.8M	$0.80	$28.8K
sabrina carpenter	1.3M	$1.09	$21.3K
zara larsson	848.9K	$0.65	$19.7K
iceman	719.9K	$0.79	$21.6K
pitchfork	185.1K	$0.49	$321.8K

SERP Rankings

Keyword			Ranking URL
eve	#10	📄	pitchfork.com/artists/10880-eve/	111,660	$1.82
los thuthanaka	#5	📄	pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/chuquimamani-condori-joshua-chuquimia-crampton-los-thuthanaka/	9,720	$0.72
easter pink	#6	📄	pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/fakemink-easter-pink/	1,280	—

Growth Readout

Direct traffic at 60% — strong brand recognition

Global rank top 7.2K — established player in the space

5 tracked competitors in this category — competitive landscape is well-defined

How does pitchfork.com actually grow?

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

Competitive Landscape

rollingstone.com

🔗 4 keyword overlap

Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

12.3M/mo+0%Sep 1994

Shares 4 keywords including "bad bunny"

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billboard.com

🔗 3 keyword overlap

Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

14.1M/mo+16%Nov 1996

Shares 3 keywords including "bad bunny"

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boredpanda.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Bored Panda is a leading art, design and photography community for creative people. Our submission platform helps artists and creators turn their stories into must-read viral content.

21.6M/mo+6%Jul 2009

Shares 2 keywords including "anne hathaway"

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timeout.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Our city’s hospitality venues need your help

13.7M/mo-12%Sep 1998

Shares 2 keywords including "sabrina carpenter"

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consequence.net

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Bonnaroo Music Festival returns to Manchester, Tennessee from September 2nd-5th, 2021. The lineup includes Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Tame Impala, and more:

2.7M/mo-21%Mar 2000

Shares 2 keywords including "coachella 2026"

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Report based on data from May 2026

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