sfgate.com

DR 90by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 49/100

About

Your San Francisco Bay Area local news source plus the latest in sports, culture, weather, food and drink, politics, real estate, Lake Tahoe and California Parks.

Categorynews_and_media

Top 3,339

Global Rank

United States 95%

Top Market

+11%

Monthly Trend

50% Bounce

Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

19,940,323

↑10.8% vs last month

Bounce Rate

49.9%

Pages / Visit

2.3

Avg. Session

3m 19s

Domain Age

32.3 years

Traffic

#3,339Global Rank

#692Country Rank (840)

#43Category Rank · News_and_Media

Traffic Trend

↑10.8%

Traffic Sources

Organic Search

22.7%

Direct

55.1%

Social

9.1%

Referral

6.4%

Paid

1.4%

5.3%

Strong brand recognition: 55.1% from direct traffic

Geographic Distribution

DomainShare

🇺🇸United StatesUS

94.6%

🇨🇦CanadaCA

1.3%

Top 3 countries account for 96.3% of traffic — high geographic concentration

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords

Keyword
costco	5.8M	$0.27	$73.6K
spider noir	2.5M	$0.78	$36.0K
sf giants	573.2K	$0.68	$99.9K
horoscope	251.5K	$0.90	$42.3K
sfgate	56.9K	$0.61	$119.2K

SERP Rankings

Keyword			Ranking URL
ditto ai	#6	📄	www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/tired-of-tinder-bay-area-ai-dating-app-20313723.php	14,850	$4.16
aabo ring	#6	📄	www.sfgate.com/shopping/article/aaboring-fitness-tracker-smart-ring-deal-21362820.php	3,290	—

Growth Readout

Direct traffic at 55% — strong brand recognition

Global rank top 3.3K — established player in the space

Traffic concentrated in United States (95%) — high geographic dependency

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

How does sfgate.com actually grow?

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Competitive Landscape

huffpost.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Catch up on the latest news, photos, videos, and more on Women Voices.

37.5M/mo+2%Mar 2005

Shares 2 keywords including "alysa liu"

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mercurynews.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Bay Area News, Sports, Weather and Things to Do

4.1M/mo+3%Aug 1996

Shares 2 keywords including "sf giants"

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pressdemocrat.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap

The Press Democrat, your source for news, sports, and entertainment in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake. Get real-time updates from Santa Rosa to the Bay Area and beyond.

1.9M/mo+1%Apr 1997

Shares 2 keywords including "sf giants"

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