Most Popular Blog Topics from 2018 & High Demand Blog Topics for 2019 (& 2020)
Finding the most popular blog topics to write about isn’t easy. There are several great high demand blog topics out there you can write about, but how do you find them?
When you first start blogging, figuring out what to blog about isn’t easy. The following posts will help you brainstorm and will hopefully make things a bit easier for you. Of course, my resources called Blogging for Beginners: What to Blog About is a great place to start.
One of the best ways to find the most popular blog topics from 2018 is to read this post. I am going to introduce you to some of the most popular blog ideas from last year and cover some of the high demand blog topics for this year.
Now, I am not recommending you take this list and just start writing about every topic on this list. While that may seem like a good strategy, you should know, popular and high demand both mean high competition, too.
It’s best to use this list to brainstorm your own blog topics. You should also do your research to ensure you’re targeting the right long-tail keywords, along with the right readers.
Okay, enough about that, let’s get into the most popular blog topics from 2018 and the high demand blog topics for 2019.
Top Five Most Searched Blogs From 2018
Before we get into actual popular blog topics from 2018, we should look at the most searched blogs from last year. According to SEMRush, there were five that were searched far more than any others each month. These include:
- Fashion Blogs — 18,100 monthly searches
- Travel Blogs — 18,100 monthly searches
- Food Blogs — 14,800 monthly searches
- Lifestyle Blogs — 9,900 monthly searches
- Beauty Blogs — 8,100 monthly searches
The results are not much different when you look at a free keyword tool called Ubbersuggest. While it’s not nearly as good as SEMRush, it still works well and gives similar results including:
- Fashion Blogs — 18,100 monthly searches (Same as SEMRush)
- Travel Blogs — 18,100 monthly searches (Same as SEMRush)
- Food Blogs — 14,800 monthly searches (Same as SEMRush)
- Lifestyle Blogs — 9,900 monthly searches (Same as SEMRush)
- Beauty Blogs — No Results, not sure why this came up with no results
In addition, Ubbersuggest lists the following as very popular blog types:
- DIY Blogs — 6,600 monthly searches
- Music Blogs — 5,400 monthly searches
- Design Blogs — 4,400 monthly searches
- Wedding Blogs — 4,400 monthly searches
- Fitness Blogs — 4,400 monthly searches
- Health Blogs — 3,600 monthly searches
- Art Blogs — 3,600 monthly searches
- Sewing Blogs — 2,900 monthly searches
- Sports Blogs — 2,900 monthly searches
- Photography Blogs — 2,900 monthly searches
- Home Decor Blogs — 2,400 monthly searches
- Finance Blogs — 2,400 monthly searches
It’s important to understand, these are results I found from 2018, and they are people searching for these types of blogs, not for specific topics. Most of these popular blogs also show up on my list of Blog Niches that Make Money.
25+ of the Most Popular Blog Topics for 2018
According to LatestBlogging.com, the most popular blog topics for 2018 were:
- Love and Wishing Quotes
- Health Topics
- Relationship Topics
- Job Description
- Video Marketing Topics
- Content Marketing Topics
- Teaching and Learning Topics
- Current Affairs and News Analysis
- GK and History Explanation
- Trending and Event Topics
This is great, as it gives a bit more general idea of categories you can hit for hot blog topics. I would throw out the trending or event topics unless that fits with your specific blog. I prefer evergreen topics that will bring in traffic today, tomorrow, and a decade from now.
QuickSprout.com also has a list of the most popular blog topics for 2018, and they list the following 15 ideas:
- How To Guides
- Politics
- Bacon (yes, bacon is on their list)
- Recipes
- Beginner guides
- Ultimate guides
- Frequently asked questions
- Interviews
- Personal stories
- Charity and activism
- Product reviews
- Breaking news
- Myth-debunking
- Automation
- Troubleshooting guides
Again, these are more like categories you can fit blog topics within.
When I looked for blogs that published a post, such as “My Most Popular Blog Posts of 2018,” this is what I found.
This site lists the following posts as the most popular for 2018:
- 15 Online Stores Similar to ModCloth
- 10 Quirky Things to Do in New Orleans
- How to Spend 10 Days in Peru — The Ultimate Itinerary
This website did a post about their 18 most popular blog posts for 2018, and it included:
- Social Media Hashtag Campaigns: 10 of the Very Best (+ A Few Fails)
- Build Your Social Media Crisis Management Plan in 10 Steps
- 5 Influencer Marketing Trends You Need to Know for 2018
Another blog offering a list of their most popular blog posts for 2018 included the following:
- Top 10 Best New Features in Revit 2019
- 3 Boring Revit Tasks to Automate with Dynamo
- 13 Tips to Understand Revit Base Points and Coordinate System
In their posts, “Our Most Popular Blog Posts of 2018” Positive Routines lists:
- The Best Apps for Productivity to Make 2019 Your Year
- Best Meditation Apps to Get You Through the Holidays
- Top Fitness Apps for Effective HIIT Workouts
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy also did a post on their most popular blog posts for 2018, which included:
- Corporate donations to public schools are a poor substitute for government funding by Nick Faber
- A humbling (foundation) admission about Indian mascots … and a glimmer of hope for the future by Raymond Foxworth
- Announcing Power Moves for consultants! by Caitlin Duffy
This popular travel blog had some cool posts at the top of their most popular blog posts for 2018 list including:
- Holiday Gift Guide for Travellers
- The 10 coolest castles in Europe
- 2019 travel horoscopes
These sites are all a bit different. They may not fit with what you’re trying to blog about, but we can see some common types of posts popping out here. Lists and guides seem to be very popular, no matter the niche.
25+ High Demand Blog Topics for 2019 & (2020)
Read the full post, “Most Popular Blog Topics from 2018 & High Demand Blog Topics for 2019 (& 2020)” from the original source, BenjaminEhinger.com