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Sites where “class central” is a top search keyword
One site on record lists “class central” among the searches that send it the most visitors, by traffic estimates. It is searched about 90.5K times a month on Google, worldwide (Google Ads, Sept 2026), at about $2.39 a click in search ads: a month of its searches would cost about $216.3K as search ads. Each site checked on the backlink value checker adds its top five search keywords, so this list grows as sites are checked.
Keyword intelligence
90.5KGoogle monthly search volume−33% since Oct 2025
+2%Last 3 months vs 3 beforesteady
59/100Demand scoremoderate
18/100Keyword difficulty (US)easy
InformationalSearch intentwants to learn
$2.39Google Ads cost per clicktop-of-page bids $0.17–$1.86
27.9KThird-party estimated keyword demandSept 2026
1Sites getting visits from itSept 2026
What the data says
- Demand is down on the year, now levelling off: Google searches for “class central” fell 33% (135K to 90.5K) from Oct 2025 to Sept 2026.
- Searches peak in Dec 2025 (165K) and are lowest in Sept 2026 (90.5K), a 1.8× swing within the year: time content to be indexed before the peak.
- The two sources differ about 3 times for Sept 2026: Google Ads counts 90.5K searches, the traffic estimates 27.9K. Read each for its trend, not as an exact count.
1Demand
Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide)Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis)
Every month's figures
| Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sept 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide) | 135K | 110K | 165K | 135K | 165K | 135K | 110K | 110K | 110K | 135K | 110K | 90.5K |
| Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.9K |
3Ranking competition
18/100Keyword difficulty (US)easy
40/100Ranking easecontested
DR 78First page, median Ahrefs DR
361Linking sites per top-ten pageaverage, US
On Google's page:VideosRelated searchesAI Overview
| # | Site | Page title | DR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x.com | Class Central (@classcentral) / X | 97 |
| 2 | classcentral.com | Getting started with your Class Central account | 78 |
| 3 | classcentral.com | 4700+ Spanish Language Courses [2026] | 78 |
| 4 | classcentral.neocities.org | Class Central • Find the best courses, wherever they exist. | 88 |
| 5 | youtube.com | Class Central | 99 |
| 6 | classcentral.com | The 100 Most Popular Free Online Courses (2024 Edition) | 78 |
| 7 | classcentral.com | Lists Showcase | 78 |
| 8 | classcentral.com | 700+ Mexico Courses [2026] | Free Online Courses | 78 |
| 9 | trustpilot.com | Read Customer Service Reviews of class-central.com | 94 |
- Keyword difficulty is 18 of 100 for US results: easy on the vendor's scale.
- classcentral.com holds 5 of Google's top 9 results for “class central”: Google treats it as a search for that site.
- None of the 1 sites listed here is in Google's US top 9 for “class central”.
- The first page's median Ahrefs DR is 78; the lowest-rated result, classcentral.com at #2, has DR 78.
- The top ten pages have about 361 linking sites each on average (US results, third-party link index).
- Google shows an AI Overview for “class central”, citing 5 sites: it sits above the results and takes clicks from them.
4Intent and related searches
Informational: wants to learn · also navigational
Google's related searches
- Class Central free courses with certificate
- Class Central Certificate
- Class Central Reddit
- Class Central courses
- Class central cc
- Class Central free courses with certificate pdf
- Is Class Central certificate valid
- Class Central find the best course
Keywords the same sites get visits from
5Opportunity
59/100 · Demand score, moderate
| Searches | 79 | 90.5K a month · weight 40% |
| Year | 36 | −33% since Oct 2025 · weight 20% |
| Momentum | 52 | last 3 months +2% on the 3 before · weight 20% |
| Commercial | 48 | $2.39 a click (Google Ads) · weight 20% |
40/100 · Ranking ease, contested
| Keyword difficulty | 82 | 18 of 100 (US) · weight 50% |
| First-page strength | 22 | median Ahrefs DR 78 · weight 50% |
| One site's results | 44 | classcentral.com holds 5 of 9; ease capped at 40 · weight 0% |
What to do with it
- Treat it as a brand search: Google answers “class central” with the brand's own pages, so a third-party page competes for what is left; Google's related searches show the angles people take: “Class Central free courses with certificate”, “Class Central Certificate”, “Class Central Reddit”.
- Google answers part of it in an AI Overview: the pages it cites get a link above the results.
6Sources
- Google monthly search volume, Google Ads cost per click, bids and paid competition: Google Ads, worldwide, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Third-party estimated keyword demand, cost per click and each site's visits (est.): third-party traffic estimates, Sept 2026.
- Keyword difficulty, intent, SERP features, top-ten links: a third-party keyword database, United States, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Google's first page, AI Overview, related searches: Google search, United States, read 1 Nov 2026.
- DR: Ahrefs Domain Rating. Linking sites: a third-party link index.
| Site | Report | Visits (est.) | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| websites2know.com | Valued | 0 | Sept 2026 |