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Top Trending Topics (January 2026)
Top Trending Topics (January 2026)
This is a list of the top 100 trending topics in the US right now. Note that the topics in this list aren’t fads (like new movies or video games). Instead, these are long-term t...
7 Reddit Keyword Research Tools for 2026
7 Reddit Keyword Research Tools for 2026
If you’re like me, when you want to find out what real people are saying about a product or app, you go to Google search and type in your question … then add “Reddit” to the end...
Looking Ahead to a Year of Smarter Trend-Spotting
Looking Ahead to a Year of Smarter Trend-Spotting
In 2025, we took Exploding Topics to a new level of trend detection power. We enhanced our core features and introduced new add-ons that give you more insights into the latest t...
TikTok Shop Breaks Records on Black Friday With $500M Blitz
TikTok Shop Breaks Records on Black Friday With $500M Blitz
TikTok Shop has well and truly arrived in the US. The platform recorded a staggering half a billion dollars in gross merchandise value (GMV) over the 4-day Black Friday and Cybe...
9 Experts Explain How Digital PR Can Improve Your SEO and GEO in 2026
9 Experts Explain How Digital PR Can Improve Your SEO and GEO in 2026
If you’ve been trying to keep up with search engine optimization (SEO) in the past year you probably know that “best practices” are evolving so rapidly that it’s hard to keep tr...
New TikTok Insights Add-on: Early Social Trend Detection for Smart Sellers
New TikTok Insights Add-on: Early Social Trend Detection for Smart Sellers
If you’re a TikTok Shop seller, you’ll know the key to explosive sales is catching products before they trend. Exploding Topics now has a brand new TikTok Insights tool to help...
Blind Boxes Boom Ahead of Black Friday as Pop Mart Revenue Soars
Blind Boxes Boom Ahead of Black Friday as Pop Mart Revenue Soars
Pop Mart, maker of Labubu blind boxes, announced recently that its American revenue had increased by more than 1,200% year-over-year in Q3. The viral toys have become a must-hav...
Why AI Share of Voice Matters More Than Your Organic Traffic Numbers
Why AI Share of Voice Matters More Than Your Organic Traffic Numbers
Your organic traffic has decreased since AI Overviews appeared at the top of Google’s search results, and you’re not alone. Traditional organic search traffic is down across muc...
How to Rank on AI Search Engines in 2025: Practical LLMO Guide
How to Rank on AI Search Engines in 2025: Practical LLMO Guide
Visibility in AI search engines is a delicate combination of on-page, off-page, and technical optimization. AI search platforms are as highly coveted as they are mysterious for...
8 Best LLM Tracking Tools: Track Your Visibility Across LLMs
8 Best LLM Tracking Tools: Track Your Visibility Across LLMs
8 Best LLM Tracking Tools: Track Your Visibility Across LLMs It’s no secret that traditional search traffic is slipping. More people are getting what they need directly from AI...
How to Measure Your Brand Sentiment in LLMs
How to Measure Your Brand Sentiment in LLMs
Measuring online brand sentiment used to be fairly straightforward: you looked at mentions on social media and review sites, and that was that. But with large language models (L...
How I Use Semrush to Identify AI Visibility Opportunities
How I Use Semrush to Identify AI Visibility Opportunities
Optimizing for AI search is similar to plain old-fashioned SEO in many ways. They both require smart tracking and analysis to create a strategy that works for you. Generic best...