Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#676,367
AI visibility: Grade D
59
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
83.4K
per month, estimated
Keywords
6.0K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
83.4K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
76 lines AI engines can read
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retroist.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Retroist (Media, Entertainment & Gaming) is ranked #676,367 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, down 69,045 places from #607,322 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 83,400 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 6,027 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 59 out of 100 (grade D), with a published llms.txt of 76 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #676,367 | ▼ 69,045 |
| July 2026 | #607,322 | ▲ 49,053 |
| June 2026 | #656,375 | — |
| May 2026 | #656,375 | ▲ 13,001 |
| April 2026 | #669,376 | ▲ 183,200 |
| March 2026 | #852,576 | ▼ 12,353 |
| February 2026 | #840,223 | — |
What this company does
Retroist is an independent media site that celebrates the pop culture of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s through long-form articles, video essays, and weekly podcasts. The team curates deep dives into classic television, vintage video games, retro toys, and forgotten commercials, giving readers a place to relive the sights and sounds that shaped their childhoods. Over the years the site has grown from a single blog into a sm…
retroist.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send retroist.com an estimated 83,400 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 83,400 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 6,027 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 14 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
83.4K
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
83.4K
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.
retroist.com AI Visibility
retroist.com scores 59 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade D. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (0/10), Company profile (19/25) and Structured data (0/5).
Grade D
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
6/8 core fields
0/100
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retroist.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on retroist.com runs to 76 lines (4,811 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in May 2026. It introduces the site as "Retroist". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Entertainment & Gaming; Content Publishing; and Podcast Production. It describes 4 products, with prices such as Retroist Podcast at Free with optional Patreon support, YouTube Video Essays at Free and Patreon Membership at $5/month. Services it lists include Custom Retro Research, Podcast Guest Appearances and Brand Partnership Packages. The audience it names is Adults who grew up in the 80s and 90s, aged 30-55 (Global). Technologies it mentions include WordPress, YouTube, Patreon and Discord. The keywords it claims start with "retro", "nostalgia", "80s" and "90s".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
76
In the file
Size
4.8K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated May 16, 2026
What the file says
# Retroist ## About Retroist is an independent media site that celebrates the pop culture of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s through long-form articles, video essays, and weekly podcasts. The team curates deep dives into classic television, vintage video games, retro toys, and forgotten commercials, giving readers a place to relive the sights and sounds that shaped their childhoods. Over the years the site has grown from a single blog into a small but loyal community of writers, podcasters, and collectors who share personal stories alongside historical context. Retroist also produces original documentaries and interviews with the creators behind the shows and products that defined entire generations. The content is written in a conversational tone that mixes nostalgia with honest criticism, avoiding rose-tinted glasses in favor of balanced perspectives. Readers come from all age groups, but the core audience tends to be adults who grew up with the very media being discussed. The site supports itself through a mix of Patreon subscriptions, occasional sponsored posts from retro brands, and affiliate links to physical media and collectibles. Retroist maintains an active presence on YouTube where video versions of popular articles reach tens of thousands of monthly viewers. The editorial calendar stays consistent with new posts published every weekday and a flagship podcast episode releas
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Retroist PodcastFree with optional Patreon support
- YouTube Video EssaysFree
- Patreon Membership$5/month
- Retroist Archive AccessFree
Services it tells AI about
- Custom Retro ResearchContact for quote
- Podcast Guest AppearancesContact for booking
- Brand Partnership PackagesContact for rates
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Adults who grew up in the 80s and 90s · 30-55 · Global
Company type
Private
retroist.com Organic Keywords
Google lists retroist.com for about 6,027 keywords, which together bring an estimated 83,400 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
6.0K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
83.4K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
retroist.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of retroist.com scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 8 recommendations in all.
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retroist.com Competitors and Alternatives
Retroist's company profile names RetroBlasting, The Retro Network, Retro Junk and Classic TV Club as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds retrojunktv.com, nostalgiacritic.com and thenostalgiazone.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are stylino.cy, smartbingosolutions.uk, eldorado-casino.ro and iexpert.bg.
retroist.com Company Profile
Retroist is an independent media site that celebrates the pop culture of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s through long-form articles, video essays, and weekly podcasts. The team curates deep dives into classic television, vintage video games, retro toys, and forgotten commercials, giving readers a place to relive the sights and sounds that shaped their childhoods. Over the years the site has grown from a single blog into a sm…
Founded in 2008 (about 18 years ago), Retroist is based in Columbus, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 1 and 10 employees. It was founded by Vince. Its profile files it under Media, Entertainment & Gaming, with further tags for Software & Internet, Retro Media and Podcast Network. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Keeping the best of yesterday alive for today’s fans".
- Sector
- Media, Entertainment & Gaming
- Headquarters
- Columbus, United States
- Founded
- 2008
- Employees
- 1-10
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
- Founders
- Vince
retroist.com Traffic by Country
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