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HandshakeTraffic surge

joinhandshake.com traffic surged 15% to 21M monthly visits.

What happened

Emerging AI traffic at 1.1% (~224,633 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (83%), claude.ai (14%), gemini.google.com (3%), copilot.microsoft.com (0%).

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Signal
Traffic surge

What this signalsTraffic trends often track demand, marketing spend and growth.

Monthly visits
21,096,408
Month over month
+15.2%
3-month change
+16.6%
Global rank
1,721
Top country
US (89%)
Trend
Consecutive growth

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Numbers

Country rank
401
Category rank
2
Change, 3 months
+16.6%
Change, month over month
+15.2%
Digital health score
91

Details

Measured month
Jul 2026
Category
science_and_education/universities_and_colleges
Mail visits
4,134,896
Traffic band
Major
Direct visits
10,843,554
Search visits
2,869,111
Small website
No
Snapshot date
Jul 1, 2026
Social visits
1,624,423
Website title
Handshake AI Fellowship | Frequently Asked Questions
Brand strength
Strong
Referral visits
1,118,110
AI traffic level
Emerging
AI traffic detail
Emerging AI traffic at 1.1% (~224,633 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (83%), claude.ai (14%), gemini.google.com (3%), copilot.microsoft.com (0%).
Geo concentration
Highly concentrated
Referral strength
Moderate
Search dependency
Low
Consecutive months
3
Engagement quality
High
Brand keyword ratio
4/5
Website description
Apply to the Handshake AI Fellowship
Country rank country
US
Digital health label
Excellent
Brand strength detail
Strong brand recognition with 51% direct traffic. Brand keyword ratio: 4/5.

Extraction

Detected
Aug 13, 2026
signal_type
seo-traffic
signal_subtype
trafficSurge

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Company

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  • industriesValue in the API
  • employee_count_lowValue in the API
  • employee_count_highValue in the API
  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

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GET /v1/signals/59dd0aa5-f76e-4bfe-9a79-fe3a2e1e1fd4 returns this record as JSON. POST /v1/companies/enrich returns every signal for joinhandshake.com.

{
  "signal_id": "59dd0aa5-f76e-4bfe-9a79-fe3a2e1e1fd4",
  "signal_type": "seo-traffic",
  "signal_subtype": "trafficSurge",
  "detected_at": "2026-08-13T10:38:42.35+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Handshake",
    "domain": "joinhandshake.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "trend": "consecutive_growth",
    "summary": "joinhandshake.com traffic surged 15% to 21M monthly visits.",
    "traffic": {
      "2026-05-01": 18098556,
      "2026-06-01": 18316518,
      "2026-07-01": 21096408
    },
    "category": "science_and_education/universities_and_colleges",
    "relevance": 51.6,
    "ai_traffic": {
      "top_prompts": [
        "How can college students create an effective profile on a campus-focused job platform to attract internships and entry-level positions?",
        "What are the key differences between using a university-centered career network versus general job boards for finding on-campus and employer-posted opportunities?",
        "Which steps should career services take to onboard students to an online campus recruiting system and ensure high engagement and successful job matches?"
      ],
      "total_visits": 224633,
      "top_platforms": [
        {
          "name": "chatgpt.com",
          "rank": 1,
          "share": 82.739
        },
        {
          "name": "claude.ai",
          "rank": 2,
          "share": 13.758
        },
        {
          "name": "gemini.google.com",
          "rank": 3,
          "share": 2.905
        },
        {
          "name": "copilot.microsoft.com",
          "rank": 4,
          "share": 0
        }
      ],
      "traffic_share": 0.011
    },
    "engagement": {
      "bounce_rate": 0.241,
      "pages_per_visit": 8.741,
      "avg_visit_duration_seconds": 514
    },
    "global_rank": 1721,
    "mail_visits": 4134896,
    "country_rank": 401,
    "top_keywords": [
      {
        "cpc": 1.84,
        "name": "handshake",
        "volume": 1073980,
        "estimated_value": 1088690
      },
      {
        "cpc": 0.94,
        "name": "handshake ai",
        "volume": 365600,
        "estimated_value": 493530
      },
      {
        "cpc": 1.76,
        "name": "handshake jobs",
        "volume": 17780,
        "estimated_value": 27140
      },
      {
        "cpc": 1.93,
        "name": "handhsake",
        "volume": 21310,
        "estimated_value": 21520
      },
      {
        "cpc": 1.85,
        "name": "handshake login",
        "volume": 19150,
        "estimated_value": 17550
      }
    ],
    "traffic_band": "major",
    "category_rank": 2,
    "direct_visits": 10843554,
    "search_visits": 2869111,
    "small_website": false,
    "snapshot_date": "2026-07-01T00:00:00+00:00",
    "social_visits": 1624423,
    "top_countries": {
      "CA": 0.01,
      "GB": 0.009,
      "IN": 0.047,
      "NG": 0.004,
      "US": 0.889
    },
    "website_title": "Handshake AI Fellowship | Frequently Asked Questions",
    "brand_strength": "strong",
    "change_3mo_pct": 16.6,
    "change_mom_pct": 15.2,
    "referral_visits": 1118110,
    "traffic_sources": {
      "mail": 0.196,
      "paid": 0,
      "direct": 0.514,
      "search": 0.136,
      "social": 0.077,
      "referral": 0.053
    },
    "ai_traffic_level": "emerging",
    "ai_traffic_detail": "Emerging AI traffic at 1.1% (~224,633 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (83%), claude.ai (14%), gemini.google.com (3%), copilot.microsoft.com (0%).",
    "geo_concentration": "highly_concentrated",
    "referral_strength": "moderate",
    "search_dependency": "low",
    "consecutive_months": 3,
    "engagement_quality": "high",
    "brand_keyword_ratio": "4/5",
    "website_description": "Apply to the Handshake AI Fellowship",
    "country_rank_country": "US",
    "digital_health_label": "excellent",
    "digital_health_score": 91,
    "social_traffic_level": "moderate",
    "brand_strength_detail": "Strong brand recognition with 51% direct traffic. Brand keyword ratio: 4/5.",
    "digital_health_detail": "Score 91: Engagement 98/100 (25%), Volume 100/100 (20%), Brand 100/100 (15%), Diversification 100/100 (15%), Rank 100/100 (15%), AI Readiness 11/100 (10%).",
    "social_traffic_detail": "Moderate social traffic at 8% of total visits (~1,624,423 visits).",
    "engagement_quality_score": 98,
    "geo_concentration_detail": "Highly concentrated traffic: US (89%), IN (5%), CA (1%).",
    "referral_strength_detail": "Moderate referral strength at 5% of traffic (~1,118,110 visits).",
    "search_dependency_detail": "Low search dependency at 14% of total traffic.",
    "engagement_quality_detail": "High engagement (98/100) with 24% bounce rate, 8.7 pages per visit, and 514-second average duration."
  }
}

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