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joinhandshake.com traffic surged 20% to 28M monthly visits.

Source: Autobound Signal API · 78 signals tracked for Handshake · updated

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What happened

Minimal AI traffic at 0.7% (~185,636 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (74%), perplexity.ai (7%), claude.ai (1%), gemini.google.com (0%).

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From the Signal API record
Signal
Traffic surge

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

Monthly visits
27,898,007
Month over month
+20.1%
3-month change
+32.2%
Global rank
1,174
Top country
US (92%)
Trend
Consecutive growth

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Numbers

Country rank
285
Category rank
1
Change, 3 months
+32.2%
Change, month over month
+20.1%
Digital health score
90

Details

Measured month
Sep 2026
Category
science_and_education/universities_and_colleges
Mail visits
5,774,887
Traffic band
Major
Direct visits
14,451,168
Search visits
4,268,395
Small website
No
Snapshot date
Sep 1, 2026
Social visits
1,394,900
Website title
Handshake: the career network for the AI economy
Brand strength
Strong
Referral visits
1,562,288
AI traffic level
Minimal
AI traffic detail
Minimal AI traffic at 0.7% (~185,636 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (74%), perplexity.ai (7%), claude.ai (1%), gemini.google.com (0%).
Geo concentration
Highly concentrated
Referral strength
Moderate
Search dependency
Low
Consecutive months
3
Engagement quality
High
Brand keyword ratio
3/5
Website description
The largest expert network for learning, earning, and growing careers in the AI economy, giving everyone an accessible first step into an AI-powered career.
Country rank country
US
Digital health label
Excellent
Brand strength detail
Strong brand recognition with 52% direct traffic. Brand keyword ratio: 3/5.

Extraction

Detected
Oct 12, 2026
signal_type
seo-traffic
signal_subtype
trafficSurge

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  • industriesValue in the API
  • employee_count_lowValue in the API
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{
  "signal_id": "2a6c63db-0794-49ee-b433-36fff9fb503a",
  "signal_type": "seo-traffic",
  "signal_subtype": "trafficSurge",
  "detected_at": "2026-10-12T07:54:24.827+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Handshake",
    "domain": "joinhandshake.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "trend": "consecutive_growth",
    "summary": "joinhandshake.com traffic surged 20% to 28M monthly visits.",
    "traffic": {
      "2026-07-01": 21096408,
      "2026-08-01": 23238600,
      "2026-09-01": 27898007
    },
    "category": "science_and_education/universities_and_colleges",
    "relevance": 68.2,
    "ai_traffic": {
      "total_visits": 185636,
      "top_platforms": [
        {
          "name": "chatgpt.com",
          "rank": 1,
          "share": 74.208
        },
        {
          "name": "perplexity.ai",
          "rank": 2,
          "share": 6.848
        },
        {
          "name": "claude.ai",
          "rank": 3,
          "share": 1.137
        },
        {
          "name": "gemini.google.com",
          "rank": 4,
          "share": 0
        }
      ],
      "traffic_share": 0.007
    },
    "engagement": {
      "bounce_rate": 0.224,
      "pages_per_visit": 8.661,
      "avg_visit_duration_seconds": 431
    },
    "global_rank": 1174,
    "mail_visits": 5774887,
    "country_rank": 285,
    "top_keywords": [
      {
        "cpc": 1.39,
        "name": "handshake",
        "volume": 1938620,
        "estimated_value": 1988180
      },
      {
        "cpc": 1.1,
        "name": "handshake ai",
        "volume": 222950,
        "estimated_value": 303700
      },
      {
        "cpc": 1.55,
        "name": "handshake login",
        "volume": 33790,
        "estimated_value": 34020
      },
      {
        "cpc": 1.45,
        "name": "handhsake",
        "volume": 31230,
        "estimated_value": 30020
      },
      {
        "cpc": 1.45,
        "name": "handshale",
        "volume": 24730,
        "estimated_value": 19160
      }
    ],
    "traffic_band": "major",
    "category_rank": 1,
    "direct_visits": 14451168,
    "search_visits": 4268395,
    "small_website": false,
    "snapshot_date": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+00:00",
    "social_visits": 1394900,
    "top_countries": {
      "CA": 0.018,
      "GB": 0.013,
      "IN": 0.014,
      "MX": 0.004,
      "US": 0.917
    },
    "website_title": "Handshake: the career network for the AI economy",
    "brand_strength": "strong",
    "change_3mo_pct": 32.2,
    "change_mom_pct": 20.1,
    "referral_visits": 1562288,
    "traffic_sources": {
      "mail": 0.207,
      "paid": 0,
      "direct": 0.518,
      "search": 0.153,
      "social": 0.05,
      "referral": 0.056
    },
    "ai_traffic_level": "minimal",
    "ai_traffic_detail": "Minimal AI traffic at 0.7% (~185,636 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (74%), perplexity.ai (7%), claude.ai (1%), gemini.google.com (0%).",
    "geo_concentration": "highly_concentrated",
    "referral_strength": "moderate",
    "search_dependency": "low",
    "consecutive_months": 3,
    "engagement_quality": "high",
    "brand_keyword_ratio": "3/5",
    "website_description": "The largest expert network for learning, earning, and growing careers in the AI economy, giving everyone an accessible first step into an AI-powered career.",
    "country_rank_country": "US",
    "digital_health_label": "excellent",
    "digital_health_score": 90,
    "social_traffic_level": "moderate",
    "brand_strength_detail": "Strong brand recognition with 52% direct traffic. Brand keyword ratio: 3/5.",
    "digital_health_detail": "Score 90: Engagement 99/100 (25%), Volume 100/100 (20%), Brand 100/100 (15%), Diversification 100/100 (15%), Rank 100/100 (15%), AI Readiness 7/100 (10%).",
    "social_traffic_detail": "Moderate social traffic at 5% of total visits (~1,394,900 visits).",
    "engagement_quality_score": 99,
    "geo_concentration_detail": "Highly concentrated traffic: US (92%), CA (2%), IN (1%).",
    "referral_strength_detail": "Moderate referral strength at 6% of traffic (~1,562,288 visits).",
    "search_dependency_detail": "Low search dependency at 15% of total traffic.",
    "engagement_quality_detail": "High engagement (99/100) with 22% bounce rate, 8.7 pages per visit, and 431-second average duration."
  }
}

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