Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#35,700
AI visibility: Grade A
85
SEO health: Latest audit
77
Visits
300.5K
per month, estimated
Keywords
65.5K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
300.5K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
134 lines AI engines can read
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thefader.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- The FADER (Media) is ranked #35,700 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, up 145 places from #35,845 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 300,500 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 65,500 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 85 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 134 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 77/100, with "Implement Robots.txt" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #35,700 | ▲ 145 |
| July 2026 | #35,845 | ▲ 435 |
| June 2026 | #36,280 | — |
| May 2026 | #36,280 | ▼ 1,861 |
| April 2026 | #34,419 | ▲ 865 |
| March 2026 | #35,284 | ▲ 24 |
| February 2026 | #35,308 | — |
What this company does
The FADER operates as a media publication focused on music along with the style and cultural elements that accompany it. Through articles, interviews, photo features, and video content on FADER TV, the site covers new releases, artist profiles, and scenes from around the world. Sections dedicated to music, style, and culture allow readers to move between listening recommendations and explorations of fashion or social…
Our read on the site
Excellent! Strong performance and SEO. 2 high-priority issues.
thefader.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
thefader.com draws an estimated 300,500 visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 300,500 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 65,500 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 4.6 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
300.5K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
300.5K
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.
thefader.com AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale thefader.com earns 85 of 100 points, a grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 0 of 10 points (robots ✗ · sitemap ✗), worth 10 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25) and SEO health (18/20).
Grade A
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
Detected
Fix these first
- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add robots.txt and sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
thefader.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on thefader.com runs to 134 lines (5,220 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "The FADER - Music and Lifestyle Publication". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Music and Digital Publishing. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Online Music Publication at Free, Lifestyle Content at Free and Music Events Coverage at Free. Services it lists include Sponsored Content and Event Partnerships. The audience it names is Music Enthusiasts, Young Adults, Fashion Followers, aged 18-35 (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and CMS Platform. The keywords it claims start with "music news", "music culture", "lifestyle trends" and "artist interviews".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
134
In the file
Size
5.2K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 18, 2026
What the file says
# The FADER - Music and Lifestyle Publication ## About The FADER is a premier music and lifestyle publication dedicated to covering the latest trends in music, culture, and fashion. With a focus on emerging artists and innovative storytelling, it provides in-depth articles, interviews, and multimedia content. The FADER serves a diverse audience of music enthusiasts and lifestyle aficionados, establishing itself as a trusted source for contemporary music culture. **Areas of Work:** Media, Music, Digital Publishing ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://thefader.com - **Address:** New York, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Not Specified - **Timezone:** America/New_York - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 50 employees - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Online Music Publication** (Free): Digital content platform offering music news, reviews, and artist interviews. - **Lifestyle Content** (Free): Articles and features covering fashion, culture, and lifestyle trends. - **Music Events Coverage** (Free): Exclusive coverage and multimedia content from music events and festivals. ## Services - **Sponsored Content** (Contact for quote): Custom content creation and advertising opportunities for brands in music and lifestyle sectors. - **Event Par
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Online Music PublicationFree
- Lifestyle ContentFree
- Music Events CoverageFree
Services it tells AI about
- Sponsored ContentContact for quote
- Event PartnershipsContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Music Enthusiasts, Young Adults, Fashion Followers · 18-35 · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
thefader.com Organic Keywords
Google lists thefader.com for about 65,500 keywords, which together bring an estimated 300,500 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
65.5K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
300.5K
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
thefader.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of thefader.com scored 77 out of 100 overall. Accessibility is its weakest area at 67, while SEO scores highest at 92. The audit makes 11 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Excellent
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement Robots.txt
- CriticalCreate and Submit Sitemap
- HighImprove Accessibility Features
- HighOptimize Images
7 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
thefader.com Competitors and Alternatives
The FADER's company profile names pitchfork.com, rollingstone.com and billboard.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds nme.com and consequence.net. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are sdflkj.shop, bombich.com, alaphoid.com and disabilityassociatesmd.com.
thefader.com Company Profile
The FADER operates as a media publication focused on music along with the style and cultural elements that accompany it. Through articles, interviews, photo features, and video content on FADER TV, the site covers new releases, artist profiles, and scenes from around the world. Sections dedicated to music, style, and culture allow readers to move between listening recommendations and explorations of fashion or social…
The FADER was founded in 2000, about 26 years ago, and is headquartered in New York, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 51 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Music, Digital Publishing and Content Creation. Products on record for it: Online Music Publication, Lifestyle Content and Music Events Coverage. Its tagline reads: "The definitive voice of music and the lifestyle that surrounds it.".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- 51-200
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Online Music Publication, Lifestyle Content, Music Events Coverage
thefader.com Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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thefader.com Backlink Analytics
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