@explodingtopics

Discover rapidly growing trends before they take off.

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Joined October 2019
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Is Black Friday dying, or just moving to your phone? 55.2% of US online sales on Black Friday 2025 came from mobile.
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Just did a deep dive on Black Friday stats. Instead of spending hours doing that yourself, just read what I found 👇 explodingtopics.com/blog/bla…

Black Friday Statistics (November 2026)

US shoppers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday 2025. See Black Friday sales by year, shoppers, discounts, retailer traffic and 2026 forecasts.

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Hot take: the SEO keywords everyone chases now are already crowded. Here are 4 rising ones, with 5-year search growth 🧵
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Prompt engineering: 5,100% Still growing strong
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Want the workflow for turning a trending topic into a keyword plan? We wrote up how one Claude conversation does it: explodingtopics.com/blog/cla…

How I Go From Trending Topic to Keyword Plan in One Claude Conversation

I’ll show you how to start in Exploding Topics to find a topic on a popularity upswing, then use Claude and Semrush to build a full keyword plan.

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Most people use trend data to figure out what products to add. A south Florida mom used it to figure out which business to start: done-for-you birthday parties, then a pink spa bus. Two businesses came out of one stressful birthday party. explodingtopics.com/blog/lux…

South Florida Mom Turns Birthday Party Stress into Two Successful Businesses

Tiffany Morris turned her idea for a child's birthday party into successful business ventures—learn how she leveraged marketing and trend research to grow.

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OpenAI made $13.07B in revenue in 2025. This month its annualized revenue is around $50B (Axios). Anthropic’s run rate hit $65B at the end of July. Full breakdown: explodingtopics.com/blog/ope…

OpenAI Revenue and Valuation Statistics (October 2026)

OpenAI's annualized revenue was about $50 billion in October 2026. See OpenAI's revenue, losses, $852 billion valuation, funding and ChatGPT traffic.

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Quietly exploding in interest: Padel shoes +2,000% DUPR (pickleball/padel ratings) +4,900% Walking pad +5,100% Carbon plated running shoes +2,550% Why's everyone still talking about pickleball?
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Trending Topics 2026, Ranked by Growth Rate

1,191 trends across 25 categories, ranked by growth rate. See search volumes and what is breaking out now. Vetted by human eyes.

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Adobe predicts shoppers will spend more than $275 billion online in Nov + Dec. The brands that win won’t pick products in November. They’ll pick them from trend data in October. 5 seasonal trends worth betting on: explodingtopics.com/blog/sea…

5 Seasonal Trends for the Holidays (And How to Find More)

Discover five of the trends set for a spike in interest over the 2026 holiday season, and learn how you can use Exploding Topics to align your inventory with seasonal patterns.

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If someone asks ChatGPT for the best brand in your category right now, does it name you? Go ask it. Then reply with your category and what it said.
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“AI SEO” searches are up 5,900% and “Answer Engine Optimization” is up 99x in 5 years. We built a free tool to help you with your AI visiblity explodingtopics.com/tools/ai…

Do AI Tools Know Your Brand Exists? Free AI Visibility Checker

Check how visible you are in top AI chatbots, identify how AI describes your strengths and weaknesses, and plan next steps to dominate AI visibility.

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5 things people are searching for that sound completly made up: - Boneless couch (99x+) - Suri toothbrush (+9,000%) - Water bottle charms (+8,600%) - Pupsicle (+3,750%) - Banana matcha latte (99x+) Which one are you buying first?
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Top Trending Topics (Oct 2026)

A regularly updated list of the top 100 trending topics in the US right now.

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Have you seen any other sites rank in the same way that reddit does?
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Reddit has no SEO strategy. No optimized landing pages. No keyword research. It still shows up above your blog on page one. How much traffic is it costing you?
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Same cereal. Two shoppers. One sees $4, the other sees $5. That’s surveillance pricing, and searches for it are up 3,400% in 5 years. Fake news hype, or have you seen it it in action?
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Surveillance Pricing: Should We Worry About It?

Surveillance pricing is capturing the attention of consumers and law-makers alike. Explore the trend of hyper-personalized prices, and the data behind the hype.

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