Eater
National food and dining culture site with local city coverage, maps, and restaurant news for food lovers and diners.
Eater popularity rank history
Monthly average · last 12 moA lower rank number means higher popularity. Dashed sections represent months outside the Tranco ranking.
How to read a popularity rank
The lower the number, the higher the ranking. WhoTrends uses the Tranco ranking system, which is a research-based ranking that incorporates multiple sources in order to eliminate any short-term fluctuations and bias. This is a relative ranking based on popularity.
Eater domain registration
WHOIS record| Registered | 2000-11-20 (25 yr) |
| Expires | 2026-11-20 |
| Registrar | Amazon Registrar, Inc. |
| DNSSEC | Enabled |
| Name servers | ns-280.awsdns-35.com, ns-852.awsdns-42.net, ns-1959.awsdns-52.co.uk, ns-1412.awsdns-48.org |
Eater classification
Public profile| Type | Blog media |
| Industry | Food beverage |
| Market | B2C |
| Monetization | subscription |
| Pricing | free |
| App | iOS / Android |
| Audience | food enthusiasts and diners |
| Tags |
Eater competitors
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Food Network — TV channel and publisher offering recipes, cooking shows, videos and meal ideas for home cooks.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3,089 | #3,086 | #3,044 | #2,992 | #3,108 | #3,064 |
User-contributed recipes, ratings, reviews and cooking how-tos for home cooks.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3,036 | #3,103 | #3,119 | #3,145 | #3,224 | #3,373 |
Lifestyle magazine offering Southern recipes, home decor, gardening, travel and entertaining content for home cooks and Southern enthusiasts.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4,415 | #4,440 | #4,449 | #4,468 | #4,516 | #4,652 |
Editorial food and wellness site offering recipes, nutrition advice, and healthy lifestyle content for consumers.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4,621 | #4,615 | #4,692 | #4,745 | #4,763 | #4,789 |
Eater backlink profile
Majestic| Referring subnets | 9,206 |
| Referring IPs | 20,620 |
| Majestic global rank | #2,032 |
| Rank within .com | #1,067 |
| Authority | High |
| As of | Oct 2026 |
About Eater
Eater is a digital media brand and website focused on food and dining, catering primarily to the restaurant industry and its culture. PMX Global, LLC owns the company and also operates as a unit of Penske Media Corporation.
The site features local restaurant guides, investigations into the restaurant industry, opinion articles, international food guides, and interactive city maps. Visitors can watch documentaries on Eater’s YouTube page, subscribe to podcasts produced by the website, and access material created in collaboration with Vox Creative.
The media organization was founded by Lockhart Steele and Ben Leventhal in July 2005. Originally a blog about dining in New York City, Eater evolved into a nationwide resource covering many U.S. cities. It is among the twelve-time winners of the James Beard Foundation Awards.