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Sites where “today india” is a top search keyword
One site on record lists “today india” among the searches that send it the most visitors, by traffic estimates. It is searched about 5,400 times a month on Google, worldwide (Google Ads, Sept 2026). Each site checked on the backlink value checker adds its top five search keywords, so this list grows as sites are checked.
Keyword intelligence
5,400Google monthly search volume−18% since Oct 2025
+19%Last 3 months vs 3 beforesteady
45/100Demand scoremoderate
89/100Keyword difficulty (US)very hard
InformationalSearch intentwants to learn
380Third-party estimated keyword demand−14% vs Aug 2026
1Sites getting visits from itSept 2026
LowPaid competition (Google Ads)0 of 100 advertisers' index
What the data says
- Demand is down on the year, now levelling off: Google searches for “today india” fell 18% (6,600 to 5,400) from Oct 2025 to Sept 2026; the last three months averaged 5,800, 19% above the three before.
- Searches peak in Jan 2026 (8,100) and are lowest in Apr 2026 (3,600), a 2.3× swing within the year: time content to be indexed before the peak.
- The two sources differ about 14 times for Sept 2026: Google Ads counts 5,400 searches, the traffic estimates 380. 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) | 6,600 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 8,100 | 8,100 | 6,600 | 3,600 | 4,400 | 6,600 | 6,600 | 5,400 | 5,400 |
| Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 440 | 380 |
3Ranking competition
89/100Keyword difficulty (US)very hard
7/100Ranking easehard
DR 98First page, median Ahrefs DR
4,744Linking sites per top-ten pageaverage, US
On Google's page:AI OverviewPeople also askVideosRelated searchesKnowledge panel
| # | Site | Page title | DR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indiatoday.in | Top News Headline | 86 |
| 2 | en.wikipedia.org | India Today (TV channel) | 97 |
| 3 | youtube.com | India Today Global | 99 |
| 4 | indiatoday.in | India Today World Desk | 86 |
| 5 | youtube.com | Has TMC Lost The Narrative Battle? | India Today News | 99 |
| 6 | youtube.com | India Hits Back At Canada's Trudeau | India Today Live | 99 |
| 7 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | world news | 92 |
| 8 | youtube.com | Top Headlines At 11 PM | Sacrilege Bid Inside Golden Temple | 99 |
- Keyword difficulty is 89 of 100 for US results: very hard on the vendor's scale.
- youtube.com holds 4 of Google's top 8 results for “today india”: Google treats it as a search for that site.
- None of the 1 sites listed here is in Google's US top 8 for “today india”.
- The first page's median Ahrefs DR is 98; the lowest-rated result, indiatoday.in at #1, has DR 86.
- The top ten pages have about 4,744 linking sites each on average (US results, third-party link index).
- Google shows an AI Overview for “today india”, citing 3 sites: it sits above the results and takes clicks from them.
4Intent and related searches
Informational: wants to learn
Questions people ask
- What are the top news stories today?
- What are the current topics in India?
- What is India famous for today?
- What is today's top national news story?
Keywords the same sites get visits from
5Opportunity
45/100 · Demand score, moderate
| Searches | 55 | 5,400 a month · weight 40% |
| Year | 43 | −18% since Oct 2025 · weight 20% |
| Momentum | 69 | last 3 months +19% on the 3 before · weight 20% |
| Commercial | 3 | $0.13 a click · weight 20% |
7/100 · Ranking ease, hard
| Keyword difficulty | 11 | 89 of 100 (US) · weight 50% |
| First-page strength | 2 | median Ahrefs DR 98 · weight 50% |
| One site's results | 50 | youtube.com holds 4 of 8; ease capped at 40 · weight 0% |
What to do with it
- Treat it as a brand search: Google answers “today india” with the brand's own pages, so a third-party page competes for what is left.
- 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, Aug 2026 to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| indiatodaydaily.co.in | Audited | 0 | Sept 2026 |