How to Find Trending Keywords in Your Niche
Use Ahrefs Keywords Explorer to pull the top 100 trending US keywords, adjust the time range, and filter by Growth >999% to identify high‑growth topics for content.
Generate a list of trending keywords for your niche by running Ahrefs Keywords Explorer, set the time range to 3 months, filter for Growth >999%, and export the top 20 for content planning.
Summary
The article explains how to use Ahrefs Keywords Explorer to surface the top 100 trending keywords in the U.S. over the past three months. It lists each keyword with its search volume and a growth percentage that is always greater than 999%. The example given is "coffee doritos", which saw the largest increase in search volume during that period. The tool displays the number of linking websites and an estimate of monthly organic traffic for each keyword.
Users can adjust the time range in the Matching terms report to 3, 6, or 12 months to see longer‑term trends. The Growth column shows the percentage increase, while the Search volume column shows the absolute monthly searches. The article also notes that the Growth column is calculated from the past three months, and that the list is updated daily. By clicking on a keyword, one can drill down to see related queries and the top pages ranking for that term.
Key changes
- Top 100 US trending keywords list includes search volume and >999% growth percentage.
- Growth column reflects search volume increase over the past three months.
- Time range in Matching terms report can be set to 3, 6, or 12 months.
- Keywords Explorer shows linking websites count and estimated monthly organic traffic.
- Clicking a keyword drills down to related queries and top ranking pages.
- The list updates daily, ensuring current trend data.