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KEYWORD REPORT United States · Google Web SearchUpdated 2026-10-27

what is a routerSearch volume and trends in the United States

Demand for what is a router peaked in February 2026 at 271,503 estimated searches, 4.5 times the lowest month (October 2025). Worldwide, what is a router gets about 249,960 searches a month; United States has the largest share at 54%. Of 40 related keywords with an intent label, 98% are tagged informational, 5% commercial and 0% transactional (a keyword can have more than one tag). The largest related searches are what is a bank routing number (135,000), what is a vpn router (135,000), what is a dual band router (90,500).

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United States
Average monthly searches i135,000Estimated 12-month average
SEO difficulty51/100Moderate competition
Cost per click$0.52Estimated CPC · USD
Keyword intent
informational
This keyword only

Interest over time

United States · Past 5 years

3,568,178estimated searches
02550751000100K200KInterestEst. searches · per month20212023202420252026
02550751000100K200KInterestEst. searches · per month202120242026

Collecting shorter time ranges…

Searches by month

Estimated annual total · 1,620,000 · peak 2026-02

Monthly search figures are estimates.

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Seasonality

Average interest by calendar month · last 5 years

0255075100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Google Ads data

United States · Keyword Planner · last 12 months

Monthly searches9,900
Top-of-page bid$0.02–$0.44
CompetitionIndex 7/100Low

Keyword Planner rounds search volumes into ranges, so these figures often differ from the average monthly searches above.

05K10K15KOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Searches by country

249,960 average monthly searches worldwide · 106 countries

  1. 1United States135,00054%
  2. 2Brazil40,50016%
  3. 3United Kingdom27,10011%
  4. 4India18,1007.2%
  5. 5Australia5,4002.2%
  6. 6Canada5,4002.2%
  7. 7France3,6001.4%
  8. 8Germany2,9001.2%
  9. 9Spain2,4001.0%
  10. 10Philippines2,4001.0%
  11. 11–10696 other countries7,1602.9%

Interest by subregion

United States · Past 5 years · relative interest, 0–100

  1. 1Wyoming10030,070
  2. 2Kansas6496,883
  3. 3Utah2543,985
  4. 4Virginia25112,183
  5. 5Georgia23130,612
  6. 6Maryland2373,187
  7. 7Louisiana2251,802
  8. 8North Carolina22122,736
  9. 9South Carolina2260,864
  10. 10South Dakota2210,410

Scores compare the share of searches in each region; a small region can rank high with few searches.

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Monthly volume against SEO difficulty · larger dots have more searches

1001K10K100K1M03060100Easy · KD 0–29Medium · KD 30–59Hard · KD 60+SEO difficulty (KD)what is a bank routing number · 135,000 searches · KD 54what is a vpn router · 135,000 searches · KD 62what is a dual band router · 90,500 searches · KD 33what is a routing number · 8,100 searches · KD 47what is the routing number on a check · 6,600 searches · KD 44what is a router nat · 2,900 searches · KD 36what is a routing transit number · 2,900 searches · KD 47what is a transit routing aba number · 2,900 searches · KD 59what is a wireless router · 2,900 searches · KD 46what is wps on a router · 2,900 searches · KD 50what is a routing code in banking · 2,400 searches · KD 47what is a routing number on a debit card · 1,900 searches · KD 42what is the difference between a modem and a router · 1,900 searches · KD 35what is a mesh router · 1,600 searches · KD 41what is a modem and router · 1,600 searches · KD 37what is a paper route crime · 1,300 searches · KD 29what is a routing · 1,300 searches · KD 47what is a aba routing number · 1,000 searches · KD 37what is a router computer · 1,000 searches · KD 42what is a routing transit number on a debit card · 1,000 searches · KD 44what is a routing number on a card · 880 searches · KD 36what is a wifi router · 880 searches · KD 38what is bridge mode on a router · 880 searches · KD 22what is wps mode on a router · 880 searches · KD 45what is a routing number for a bank · 720 searches · KD 48what is a routing number on a check · 720 searches · KD 35what is routing number of a bank · 590 searches · KD 42what is the wps button on a router · 590 searches · KD 27what is a modem vs router · 480 searches · KD 33what is a modem what is a router · 480 searches · KD 27what is a routing number td bank · 480 searches · KD 46what is a travel router · 480 searches · KD 29what is the account and routing number on a check · 480 searches · KD 36what is a bank routing code · 390 searches · KD 50what is a cnc router · 390 searches · KD 28what is a good router · 390 searches · KD 44what is a post dig route · 390 searches · KD 28what is a wireless internet router · 390 searches · KD 43what is difference between a modem and a router · 390 searches · KD 37what is the function of a router · 390 searches · KD 27what is the purpose of a router · 390 searches · KD 40what is a fedwire routing number · 320 searches · KD 32what is a bank routing numb…what is a dual band routerwhat is a routing numberwhat is a router natwhat is a transit routing a…what is a mesh router
1001K10K100K1M03060100EasyMediumHardSEO difficulty (KD)what is a bank routing number · 135,000 searches · KD 54what is a vpn router · 135,000 searches · KD 62what is a dual band router · 90,500 searches · KD 33what is a routing number · 8,100 searches · KD 47what is the routing number on a check · 6,600 searches · KD 44what is a router nat · 2,900 searches · KD 36what is a routing transit number · 2,900 searches · KD 47what is a transit routing aba number · 2,900 searches · KD 59what is a wireless router · 2,900 searches · KD 46what is wps on a router · 2,900 searches · KD 50what is a routing code in banking · 2,400 searches · KD 47what is a routing number on a debit card · 1,900 searches · KD 42what is the difference between a modem and a router · 1,900 searches · KD 35what is a mesh router · 1,600 searches · KD 41what is a modem and router · 1,600 searches · KD 37what is a paper route crime · 1,300 searches · KD 29what is a routing · 1,300 searches · KD 47what is a aba routing number · 1,000 searches · KD 37what is a router computer · 1,000 searches · KD 42what is a routing transit number on a debit card · 1,000 searches · KD 44what is a routing number on a card · 880 searches · KD 36what is a wifi router · 880 searches · KD 38what is bridge mode on a router · 880 searches · KD 22what is wps mode on a router · 880 searches · KD 45what is a routing number for a bank · 720 searches · KD 48what is a routing number on a check · 720 searches · KD 35what is routing number of a bank · 590 searches · KD 42what is the wps button on a router · 590 searches · KD 27what is a modem vs router · 480 searches · KD 33what is a modem what is a router · 480 searches · KD 27what is a routing number td bank · 480 searches · KD 46what is a travel router · 480 searches · KD 29what is the account and routing number on a check · 480 searches · KD 36what is a bank routing code · 390 searches · KD 50what is a cnc router · 390 searches · KD 28what is a good router · 390 searches · KD 44what is a post dig route · 390 searches · KD 28what is a wireless internet router · 390 searches · KD 43what is difference between a modem and a router · 390 searches · KD 37what is the function of a router · 390 searches · KD 27what is the purpose of a router · 390 searches · KD 40what is a fedwire routing number · 320 searches · KD 32
KD under 30KD 30–59KD 60 and aboveHas a reportLarger dots have more searches

Top searches

United States · Past 5 years

  1. Top searches are available for ranges up to 12 months.

Rising searches

United States · Past 5 years

  1. 1Breakout
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  3. 3Breakout
  4. 4Breakout
  5. 5Breakout
  6. 6Breakout
  7. 7Breakout
  8. 8+750%
  9. 9what is a dual band router+500%
  10. 10+400%

Search results

Top organic results

  1. 1
    cisco.comcisco.com/site/us/en/learn/topics/small-business/what-is-a-router.html
    76
  2. 2
    cloudflare.comcloudflare.com/learning/network-layer/what-is-a-router/
    85
  3. 3
    xfinity.comxfinity.com/hub/internet/modem-vs-router
    86
  4. 4
    hpe.comhpe.com/pl/en/what-is/router.html
    68
  5. 5
    omadanetworks.comomadanetworks.com/ph/blog/2342/what-is-a-router-and-how-it-works-your-ultimate-guide/
    52
  6. 6
    reddit.comreddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jng9tj/eli5_how_do_modems_and_routers_work_do_they_give/
    100
  7. 7
    tp-link.comtp-link.com/us/blog/2499/what-is-a-router-and-which-one-is-right-for-you-everything-you-need-to-know/
    80
  8. 8
    wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(computing)
    100
  9. 9
    wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(computing)
    100
  10. 10
    geeksforgeeks.orggeeksforgeeks.org/computer-networks/introduction-of-a-router/
    86

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