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Where published directory coverage is deepest by category

This report ranks categories by the number of distinct published business profiles currently associated with each category. It is useful for understanding where the directory already has meaningful depth and where more business data is still needed.

Updated from live directory data · 18 Aug 2026
Published businesses560

Current base of published profiles.

Available categories314

Total category taxonomy size.

Ranked categories30

Top categories shown in this research table.

TOP 30

Category coverage ranking

*A business may belong to multiple categories, so percentages are descriptive and do not sum to 100%.
WHAT THE DATA MEANS

Key interpretation notes

  • Category counts can overlap because one business may legitimately appear in more than one relevant category.
  • Higher listing counts indicate deeper directory coverage, not necessarily higher market demand or market share.
  • Low-coverage categories are intentionally not turned into aggressive programmatic SEO pages until quality thresholds are met.
METHODOLOGY

How this report is calculated

  1. Source: The Business Directory first-party production database.
  2. Scope: businesses with status = published at the time the report is generated.
  3. Counts are aggregated; this research does not expose private account data.
  4. Category and location counts are based on current directory taxonomy relationships.
  5. The report is generated dynamically and may change as directory records change.
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