Creators

Brian Dean

Founder of Backlinko & Exploding Topics, both acquired by Semrush (NYSE: SEMR). Now building https://programs.com/

@brianedean 125.1K X followersFirst product launched 10y ago

Total monthly visits
591K
Down3.9%MoMSep 2026Exploding Topics accounts for 58%
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue across products
Products
3
Since Aug 2016
Latest launch
6y ago
Exploding Topics340.7K visits/mo
100% full-depth creator dossier open: complete product portfolio, 12-month combined traffic & MRR curves, shipping cadence, and timeline events.

Traffic

Portfolio · Last 12 months
Monthly visits

Products

Products and research metrics
ProductVisits · SepActions
Exploding TopicsDiscover trends 12+ months before they take off340.7K
BacklinkoLearn How to Win in the Future of AI Search250.3K
YoRocketSEO Title A/B Testing And Optimizer—

Timeline

Launches, marketing, revenue milestones, and pricing/plan/positioning changes across products

  1. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    • Backlinko Adopted technology: Google Tag ManagerFeatures

      —→Google Tag Manager

    • Backlinko Adopted technology: Microsoft AdvertisingFeatures

      —→Microsoft Advertising

    • Backlinko Removed technology: OptinMonsterFeatures

      OptinMonster→—

    • Backlinko Adopted technology: VWOFeatures

      —→VWO

    • Exploding Topics Removed technology: AweberFeatures

      Aweber→—