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Categorycomputers_electronics_and_technology/programming_and_developer_software

Top 22,274

Global Rank

United States 68%

Top Market

-7%

Monthly Trend

71% Bounce

Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

3,542,226

↓6.5% vs last month

Bounce Rate

70.6%

Pages / Visit

1.6

Avg. Session

59s

Domain Age

30.8 years

Traffic

#22,274Global Rank

#6,629Country Rank (840)

#155Category Rank · Programming_and_Developer_Software

Traffic Trend

↓6.5%

Traffic Sources

Organic Search

19.7%

Direct

38.3%

Social

5.4%

Referral

17.9%

Paid

0.4%

18.3%

Geographic Distribution

DomainShare

🇺🇸United StatesUS

68.4%

🇨🇦CanadaCA

4.9%

🇨🇳ChinaCN

3.3%

🇬🇧United KingdomGB

2.4%

🇦🇺AustraliaAU

1.4%

Top 3 countries account for 76.6% of traffic — high geographic concentration

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords

Keyword
cat gatekeeper	192.8K	$0.00	$5.0K
cat gatekeeper extension	158.2K	$0.00	$2.8K
opossum	88.9K	$1.14	$6.5K
popular science	11.5K	$0.97	$7.5K
popsci	3.3K	$0.71	$3.8K

SERP Rankings

Keyword			Ranking URL
how to reset youtube algorithm	#4	📄	www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-reset-youtube-algorithm/	3,700	—
reset youtube algorithm	#3	📄	www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-reset-youtube-algorithm/	1,600	—
katteb	#8	📄	www.popsci.com/sponsored-content/katteb-seo-friendly-content-generator-lifetime-subscription-sponsored-deal/	1,420	$3.41
how to reset your youtube algorithm	#4	📄	www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-reset-youtube-algorithm/	1,030	—

Growth Readout

Traffic declined for 3 consecutive months — under pressure recently

Bounce rate at 71% — potential landing page experience issues

Global rank top 22.3K — established player in the space

Traffic concentrated in United States (68%) — high geographic dependency

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

How does popsci.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

flickr.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

The nicest place on the internet is here for you: inspiration, community, creativity, art, passion, and a heaping scoop of weirdness await you. Join for free.

33.9M/mo-1%Nov 2003

Shares 2 keywords including "artemis 2 photos"

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discoverwildlife.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Paul Sein Twa talks about his work with communities to fight for environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and peace, including founding the Peace Park.

3.2M/mo-8%Jan 1998

Shares 2 keywords including "snake"

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