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Sites where “cs50 harvard” is a top search keyword
One site on record lists “cs50 harvard” among the searches that send it the most visitors, by traffic estimates. It is searched about 49.5K times a month on Google, worldwide (Google Ads, Sept 2026), at about $3.92 a click in search ads: a month of its searches would cost about $194K 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
49.5KGoogle monthly search volume+50% since Oct 2025
+14%Last 3 months vs 3 beforesteady
71/100Demand scorestrong
44/100Keyword difficulty (US)possible
InformationalSearch intentwants to learn
$3.92Google Ads cost per clicktop-of-page bids $0.49–$3.31
27.8KThird-party estimated keyword demandSept 2026
1Sites getting visits from itSept 2026
What the data says
- Demand is up on the year, now levelling off: Google searches for “cs50 harvard” rose 50% (33.1K to 49.5K) from Oct 2025 to Sept 2026; the last three months averaged 53.2K, 14% above the three before.
1Demand
Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide)Third-party estimated keyword demand
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) | 33.1K | 27.1K | 33.1K | 40.5K | 33.1K | 33.1K | 40.5K | 49.5K | 49.5K | 49.5K | 60.5K | 49.5K |
| Third-party estimated keyword demand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.8K |
3Ranking competition
44/100Keyword difficulty (US)possible
32/100Ranking easehard
DR 93First page, median Ahrefs DR
178Linking sites per top-ten pageaverage, US
On Google's page:Product considerationsPeople also askVideosPerspectivesRelated searchesAI Overview
| # | Site | Page title | DR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pll.harvard.edu | CS50: Introduction to Computer Science | Harvard University | 93 |
| 2 | edx.org | CS50: Harvard's computer science courses and certificates | 90 |
| 3 | harvardonline.harvard.edu | CS50: Introduction to Computer Science | Harvard Online | 93 |
| 4 | cs50.harvard.edu | CS50x 2026 | 93 |
| 5 | youtube.com | CS50 | 99 |
| 6 | reddit.com | I completed every one of Harvard's CS50 courses. Here's a ... | 95 |
| 7 | youtube.com | Harvard CS50 (2026) – Full Computer Science University Course | 99 |
| 8 | en.wikipedia.org | CS50 | 97 |
| 9 | classcentral.com | [2026] Harvard CS50 Guide: How to Pick the Right Course ... | 78 |
- Keyword difficulty is 44 of 100 for US results: possible on the vendor's scale.
- harvard.edu holds 3 of Google's top 9 results for “cs50 harvard”: Google treats it as a search for that site.
- None of the 1 sites listed here is in Google's US top 9 for “cs50 harvard”.
- The first page's median Ahrefs DR is 93; the lowest-rated result, classcentral.com at #9, has DR 78.
- The top ten pages have about 178 linking sites each on average (US results, third-party link index).
- Google shows an AI Overview for “cs50 harvard”, citing 7 sites: it sits above the results and takes clicks from them.
4Intent and related searches
Informational: wants to learn
Google's related searches
- Cs50, harvard free course
- CS50, Harvard Python
- CS50, Harvard edx
- CS50 Harvard cybersecurity
- CS50, Harvard certificate
- CS50, Harvard website
- CS50 Harvard login
- CS50 Harvard Python course
Questions people ask
- Is CS50 from Harvard free?
- Is Harvard's CS50 course worth it?
- Did Mark Zuckerberg teach CS50?
- Can I finish CS50 in a week?
Keywords the same sites get visits from
5Opportunity
71/100 · Demand score, strong
| Searches | 74 | 49.5K a month · weight 40% |
| Year | 65 | +50% since Oct 2025 · weight 20% |
| Momentum | 64 | last 3 months +14% on the 3 before · weight 20% |
| Commercial | 78 | $3.92 a click (Google Ads) · weight 20% |
32/100 · Ranking ease, hard
| Keyword difficulty | 56 | 44 of 100 (US) · weight 50% |
| First-page strength | 7 | median Ahrefs DR 93 · weight 50% |
| One site's results | 67 | harvard.edu holds 3 of 9; ease capped at 40 · weight 0% |
What to do with it
- Treat it as a brand search: Google answers “cs50 harvard” 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: “Cs50, harvard free course”, “CS50, Harvard Python”, “CS50, Harvard edx”.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| techsocialnet.com | Audited | 0 | Sept 2026 |