Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#27,303
AI visibility: Grade A
89
SEO health: Latest audit
73
Visits
828.5K
per month, estimated
Keywords
147.4K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
828.5K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
153 lines AI engines can read
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nerdist.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Nerdist (Media) is ranked #27,303 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, down 44 places from #27,259 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 828,500 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 147,400 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 89 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 153 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 73/100, with "Implement a Sitemap.xml" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #27,303 | ▼ 44 |
| August 2026 | #27,259 | ▼ 598 |
| July 2026 | #26,661 | ▼ 648 |
| June 2026 | #26,013 | — |
| May 2026 | #26,013 | ▼ 59 |
| April 2026 | #25,954 | ▼ 650 |
| March 2026 | #25,304 | ▼ 177 |
| February 2026 | #25,127 | — |
What this company does
Nerdist runs a website that publishes regular articles on entertainment news along with commentary about movies, television, comics, and related fan topics. Coverage centers on big franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars but extends to other releases, trends, and occasional offbeat stories such as taste tests of branded food items. Writers combine straightforward reporting with personal observatio…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of nerdist.com is strong, particularly in SEO scoring, but there are critical areas for improvement in performance and best practices. Addressing technical issues like the missing sitemap and enhancing content strategy can significantly boost visibility and user experience.
nerdist.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
nerdist.com draws an estimated 828,500 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 828,500 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 147,400 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 5.6 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
828.5K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
828.5K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
nerdist.com AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale nerdist.com earns 89 of 100 points, a grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, SEO health and Structured data. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 19 of 25 points (6/8 core fields), worth 6 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (5/10).
Grade A
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
6/8 core fields
100/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✗
Detected
Fix these first
- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
nerdist.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on nerdist.com runs to 153 lines (6,176 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "Nerdist - Entertainment News & Pop Culture Analysis". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Entertainment and Digital Content. It describes 4 products, with prices such as Entertainment News Articles at Free, Pop Culture Analysis at Free and Nerdist Podcasts at Free. Services it lists include Advertising Solutions and Content Partnerships. The audience it names is Pop culture enthusiasts, Gamers, Comic fans, Movie buffs, aged 18-35 (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, WordPress and Google Analytics. The keywords it claims start with "entertainment news", "pop culture", "Marvel news" and "Star Wars theories".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
153
In the file
Size
6.2K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 12, 2026
What the file says
# Nerdist - Entertainment News & Pop Culture Analysis ## About Nerdist is a digital media company dedicated to delivering engaging content focused on entertainment news, pop culture analysis, and fandoms. Covering topics like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, and video games, Nerdist serves a passionate audience of pop culture enthusiasts. Through a mix of articles, videos, and podcasts, they aim to entertain, inform, and build a vibrant community of like-minded fans. **Areas of Work:** Media, Entertainment, Digital Content ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://nerdist.com - **Address:** Los Angeles, California, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Not Specified - **Timezone:** America/Los_Angeles - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 50 employees - **Revenue:** $5M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Entertainment News Articles** (Free): In-depth articles covering the latest news in movies, TV shows, and pop culture events. - **Pop Culture Analysis** (Free): Detailed breakdowns and analyses of trending topics in pop culture, including fan theories and reviews. - **Nerdist Podcasts** (Free): A variety of podcasts discussing entertainment, gaming, and fandom topics with expert hosts and guests. - **Video Content** (Free): Engaging video content including interview
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Entertainment News ArticlesFree
- Pop Culture AnalysisFree
- Nerdist PodcastsFree
- Video ContentFree
Services it tells AI about
- Advertising SolutionsContact for quote
- Content PartnershipsContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Pop culture enthusiasts, Gamers, Comic fans, Movie buffs · 18-35 · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
nerdist.com Organic Keywords
Google lists nerdist.com for about 147,400 keywords, which together bring an estimated 828,500 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
147.4K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
828.5K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
Ranked Keywords pulls the full list on its first run.
What it ranks for
nerdist.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of nerdist.com scored 73 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 62, while SEO scores highest at 100. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Excellent
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement a Sitemap.xml
- HighEnhance Page Load Speed
- HighOptimize for Core Web Vitals
- HighCreate More Engaging Content
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
nerdist.com Competitors and Alternatives
Nerdist's company profile names ign.com, comicbook.com and screenrant.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds polygon.com, gamesradar.com and cbr.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are ofweek.com, 100ycdn.com, compute-pipe.com and hostcreators.sk.
nerdist.com Company Profile
Nerdist runs a website that publishes regular articles on entertainment news along with commentary about movies, television, comics, and related fan topics. Coverage centers on big franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars but extends to other releases, trends, and occasional offbeat stories such as taste tests of branded food items. Writers combine straightforward reporting with personal observatio…
Nerdist was founded in 2012, about 14 years ago, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 51 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Entertainment, Digital Content and Advertising. Products on record for it: Entertainment News, Pop Culture Analysis and Podcasts. Reported revenue is $5M (2023). Its tagline reads: "Your home for the latest entertainment news and pop culture analysis.".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, United States
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 51-200
- Revenue
- $5M (2023)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Entertainment News, Pop Culture Analysis, Podcasts
nerdist.com Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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