sciencealert.com
DR 84by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 60/100

About

A cross between a domestic pig and wild boar was bred in Canada decades ago.

Categorynews_and_media
Top 3,914
Global Rank
United States 69%
Top Market
-15%
Monthly Trend
54% Bounce
Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

19,117,185

14.6% vs last month

Bounce Rate

54.0%

Pages / Visit

1.7

Avg. Session

49s

Domain Age

21.8 years

Traffic

#3,914Global Rank
#1,145Country Rank (840)
#64Category Rank · News_and_Media
Traffic Trend
14.6%
Traffic Sources
Organic Search
34.5%
Direct
48.7%
Social
4.8%
Referral
10.7%
Paid
0.3%
Email
1.0%

Strong brand recognition: 48.7% from direct traffic

Geographic Distribution
DomainShareBar
🇺🇸United StatesUS
69.1%
🇨🇦CanadaCA
6.4%
🇦🇺AustraliaAU
3.0%
🇬🇧United KingdomGB
2.1%
🇳🇿New ZealandNZ
1.3%
Top 3 countries account for 78.6% of traffic — high geographic concentration

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords
Keyword
david attenborough1.7M$1.08$15.0K
new virus200.7K$2.57$12.8K
dick van dyke168.4K$0.00$4.2K
exercise129.0K$1.17$3.9K
onder albayram fish oil research1.9K$0.00$4.5K
SERP Rankings

Growth Readout

Direct traffic at 49% — strong brand recognition

Global rank top 3.9K — established player in the space

Traffic concentrated in United States (69%) — high geographic dependency

How does sciencealert.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

who.int

who.int

🔗 3 keyword overlap

The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.

15.6M/mo+20%Jun 1998

Shares 3 keywords including "meningitis"

cdc.gov

cdc.gov

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Tips and information about using CDC.gov.

21.8M/mo+21%Oct 1997

Shares 2 keywords including "meningitis"

Report based on data from May 2026

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