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40% -- competition reduction long tail keywords for Long-tail keywords vs broad terms (2026)
Long-tail keywords of three or more words often have 40-60% lower competition than broad terms.
- Reported as a range of 40-60%
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40%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Unspecified keyword selection benchmarks
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Tier C
https://ascendlymarketing.com/how-to-choose-keywords-for-search-engine-optimization/ ↗
Source Article
How to Choose Keywords for Search Engine Optimization: Best
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Unspecified keyword selection benchmarks
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Methodology
Range 40-60%; midpoint used.
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryB2B
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Channelsearch
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Long-tail keywords vs broad terms: 40% competition reduction long tail keywords. Source: Unspecified keyword selection benchmarks (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/long-tail-competition-reduction-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/long-tail-competition-reduction-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- competition reduction long tail keywords for Long-tail keywords vs broad terms<br><small>Source: Unspecified keyword selection benchmarks (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/long-tail-competition-reduction-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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