realpython.com
DR 81by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 60/100

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Categorycomputers_electronics_and_technology/programming_and_developer_software
Top 61,275
Global Rank
United States 20%
Top Market
-7%
Monthly Trend
56% Bounce
Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

1,015,253

7.0% vs last month

Bounce Rate

55.7%

Pages / Visit

2.1

Avg. Session

1m 25s

Domain Age

13.8 years

Traffic

#61,275Global Rank
#58,957Country Rank (840)
#1,197Category Rank · Programming_and_Developer_Software
Traffic Trend
7.0%
Traffic Sources
Organic Search
53.6%
Direct
25.7%
Social
6.2%
Referral
10.8%
Paid
0.3%
Email
3.5%
Geographic Distribution
DomainShareBar
🇺🇸United StatesUS
19.5%
🇮🇳IndiaIN
12.7%
🇬🇧United KingdomGB
6.2%
🇩🇪GermanyDE
6.2%
🇫🇷FranceFR
5.8%
Top 3 countries account for 38.5% of traffic

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords
Keyword
ollama1.7M$1.78$2.1K
openrouter1.4M$1.32$2.2K
markitdown92.4K$3.31$2.1K
python cheat sheet8.9K$1.50$4.9K
real python5.3K$1.24$4.2K

Growth Readout

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

How does realpython.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

openrouter.ai

openrouter.ai

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Unified access to 300+ AI models. Zero infrastructure overhead. Enterprise-grade reliability. Single API, single contract, unified billing.

16.8M/mo-6%Apr 2023

Shares 2 keywords including "openrouter"

litellm.ai

litellm.ai

🔗 2 keyword overlap

LLM Gateway (OpenAI Proxy) to manage authentication, loadbalancing, and spend tracking across 100+ LLMs. All in the OpenAI format.

703.1K/mo-4%Aug 2023

Shares 2 keywords including "ollama"

cheapestinference.com

cheapestinference.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Unlimited tokens on Kimi 2.6, GLM 5.1, and MiniMax 2.5 for a flat monthly price from $29/mo. OpenAI SDK compatible.

550/moSep 2025

Shares 2 keywords including "openrouter"

Report based on data from May 2026

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