55 tracked keywords, 896,290 searches a month, $3.2M in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Chicago metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 55 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $7.66 for “chicago showroom”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago cubs tickets | 368,000 | $4.87 | — | branded |
| bears tickets | 201,000 | $4.02 | — | branded |
| cubs tickets | 40,500 | $4.14 | — | informational |
| jazz showcase chicago | 18,100 | $0.61 | — | branded |
| music shows chicago | 18,100 | $0.38 | — | informational |
| comedy club chicago | 14,800 | $1.34 | — | informational |
| chicago events today | 14,800 | $1.07 | — | informational |
| field museum chicago tickets | 14,800 | $0.60 | 29 | commercial |
| air and water show chicago | 14,800 | $2.43 | — | branded |
| chicago riviera theater | 12,100 | $3.28 | 17 | commercial |
| chicago events | 9,900 | $1.09 | — | informational |
| cambria hotel chicago loop theatre district | 9,900 | $2.08 | 5 | commercial |
| msi chicago tickets | 9,900 | $0.91 | — | informational |
| artifact events chicago | 9,900 | $1.91 | — | branded |
| chicago orchestra tickets | 8,100 | $2.54 | — | branded |
| bruno mars tickets chicago | 8,100 | $1.06 | — | branded |
| concerts in chicago tonight | 6,600 | $0.54 | — | informational |
| paramount theater aurora | 5,400 | $0.69 | 12 | commercial |
| chicago concerts | 5,400 | $0.50 | — | informational |
| cubs game tickets | 5,400 | $2.73 | — | informational |
| hamilton tickets chicago | 5,400 | $1.47 | — | branded |
| bears tickets ticketmaster | 5,400 | $6.11 | — | branded |
| candlelight concerts chicago | 5,400 | $1.09 | — | branded |
| chicago air show | 5,400 | $0.60 | — | branded |
| puerto rican festival chicago | 5,400 | $1.27 | — | branded |
| bears training camp tickets | 4,400 | $2.94 | — | branded |
| live music venues chicago | 4,400 | $0.57 | — | branded |
| eventbrite chicago | 3,600 | $1.60 | — | branded |
| chicago on broadway tickets | 3,600 | $3.34 | — | informational |
| next concert in chicago | 3,600 | $0.41 | — | informational |
| cubs white sox tickets | 3,600 | $2.56 | — | branded |
| northerly island chicago concerts | 3,600 | $0.84 | — | branded |
| soldier field chicago concerts | 3,600 | $0.61 | — | informational |
| chicago pride festival | 3,600 | $0.08 | — | branded |
| kanye west chicago concert | 3,600 | $1.89 | — | informational |
| chicago nye events | 2,900 | — | — | branded |
| live music chicago | 2,900 | $1.20 | — | informational |
| bears packers tickets | 2,900 | $3.83 | — | informational |
| chicago theater shows | 2,900 | $1.85 | 80 | commercial |
| chicago weekend concerts | 2,900 | $0.71 | — | informational |
| magnificent mile lights festival | 2,400 | — | — | branded |
| restaurants near chicago theater | 2,400 | $1.27 | 13 | commercial |
| museum of illusions chicago tickets | 2,400 | $2.05 | 6 | commercial |
| festivals in chicago today | 2,400 | $2.19 | — | branded |
| festivals chicago | 2,400 | $1.74 | — | branded |
| lantern festival chicago | 2,400 | $1.87 | — | branded |
| free events in chicago today | 1,900 | $2.56 | — | informational |
| events in chicago tonight | 1,900 | $0.91 | — | informational |
| paramount theatre east galena boulevard aurora il | 1,600 | $0.46 | — | branded |
| events in chicago tomorrow | 1,600 | $1.07 | — | informational |
Live Google results for the highest-value entertainment searches in Chicago.
200 entertainment businesses tracked in the Chicago metro — 40 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tours & Boats Architecture Tours | 4.9 | 15,820 | ✓ |
| Rivers Casino Des Plaines | 3.9 | 13,455 | ✓ |
| The Chicago Theatre | 4.7 | 10,782 | ✓ |
| Horseshoe Hammond - A Caesars Rewards Destination | 4 | 10,387 | ✓ |
| Ameristar Casino East Chicago | 4 | 6,746 | ✓ |
| AMC River East 21 | 4.3 | 6,582 | ✓ |
| Block 37 | 4.3 | 6,101 | ✓ |
| CIBC Theatre | 4.6 | 5,398 | ✓ |
| Regal City North | 4 | 5,062 | ✓ |
| AMC DINE-IN Rosemont 12 | 4.4 | 4,646 | ✓ |
The entertainment names Chicago already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.