What is
Exploding Topics
?
Exploding Topics revolutionizes trend research by analyzing millions of searches and conversations across the internet to surface rapidly growing topics before they become mainstream. With a database of over 1.1 million trends, the platform uses proprietary machine learning models to predict future trends and provides actionable insights for content marketing, product development, and investment research. Acquired by Semrush, the platform now offers enhanced data capabilities and serves over 1.1 million users worldwide including major companies like Google, McKinsey, and Goldman Sachs.
Key Features
- Trend database: 1.1M+ trends across 24,000+ niche topics
- Early detection: Identifies trends 12+ months before they go mainstream
- Machine learning forecasting: Proprietary algorithms predict future trends
- Meta trends analysis: High-level insights across industries like tech, DTC, SaaS
- Trending startups: Discovery of emerging startups with exponential growth
- API access: REST API with 60 requests per minute rate limit
- Channel breakdown: Shows where discussions are happening online
- Real-time alerts: Notifications when new trends emerge
Pricing
- Free Tier: 10 free searches per day with basic trend insights
- Entrepreneur: $39/month - 100 tracked trends, 10 trend analyses, trends database access
- Investor: $99/month - 500 tracked trends, 100 analyses, trending startups, forecasting
- Business: $249/month - 2,000 tracked trends, 500 analyses, trend reports, CSV export
- 7-day free trial available for all Pro plans starting at $1.29/day
Pros:
- Early trend identification provides significant competitive advantage
- Comprehensive data sources from social media, search engines, forums, news
- Semrush backing enhances data quality and reliability
- Professional API enables integration with existing workflows
- Proven track record with major enterprise clients
- Multiple use cases from content marketing to investment research
Cons:
- Early trend identification provides significant competitive advantage
- Comprehensive data sources from social media, search engines, forums, news
- Semrush backing enhances data quality and reliability
- Professional API enables integration with existing workflows
- Proven track record with major enterprise clients
- Multiple use cases from content marketing to investment research
Who is it for?
- Content marketers: Publishers and creators seeking trending topics
- Entrepreneurs: Startup founders validating market opportunities
- Investors: VCs and angels identifying emerging markets
- SEO professionals: Digital marketers optimizing for future trends
- Product managers: Teams developing new products and features
- Market researchers: Analysts tracking consumer behavior
Best use cases
- Content marketing: Discovering trending topics for content creation
- Product development: Identifying emerging product categories and features
- Investment research: Finding promising startups and market opportunities
- SEO strategy: Early keyword and topic identification for search optimization
- Competitive intelligence: Staying ahead of industry developments
- Market research: Understanding consumer behavior and preference shifts
API Integrations
https://api.explodingtopics.com/api/v1
Security
- Semrush privacy policy: Standard data protection as part of Semrush ecosystem
- Public data sources: Analyzes publicly available internet data
- No personal data storage beyond standard account information
Implementation
- Setup is immediate with web-based access, while API integration and team training typically takes 1-2 weeks for full workflow adoption.
Best Alternatives
- Google Trends: https://trends.google.com
- Glimpse: https://meetglimpse.com
- Treendly: https://treendly.com
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