The Most Googled “How-To” Questions and the Websites Answering Them
Nick Churick
22 Aug, 2024
2 min
In this article:
I used Ahrefs data to find the most popular “how to” questions people ask on Google in the US.
Top 100 “How to” questions on Google
Here are the top 100, along with their monthly search volumes in the US and worldwide.
| Keyword | Global search volume | US Search Volume |
|---|---|---|
| how to screenshot on mac | 600,000 | 390,000 |
| how to screenshot on windows | 511,000 | 342,000 |
| how to tie a tie | 497,000 | 312,000 |
| how to delete instagram account | 471,000 | 138,000 |
| how to make money online | 356,000 | 104,000 |
| how to delete facebook account | 325,000 | 141,000 |
| how to draw | 324,000 | 162,000 |
| how to pronounce | 312,000 | 148,000 |
| how to deactivate facebook | 310,000 | 126,000 |
| how to lose weight fast | 302,000 | 122,000 |
| how to calculate percentage | 284,000 | 32,000 |
| how to make money | 246,000 | 68,000 |
| how to lose weight | 226,000 | 78,000 |
| how to lower blood pressure | 219,000 | 137,000 |
| how to write a check | 208,000 | 187,000 |
| pornstar martini how to drink | 198,000 | 35,000 |
| how to deactivate instagram | 195,000 | 78,000 |
| how to take a screenshot on windows | 186,000 | 143,000 |
| how to boil eggs | 185,000 | 118,000 |
| how to write a cover letter | 183,000 | 99,000 |
| how to make slime | 165,000 | 117,000 |
| how to clear cache | 157,000 | 85,000 |
| how to lower cholesterol | 153,000 | 96,000 |
| how to have sex | 153,000 | 42,000 |
| how to get rid of fruit flies | 151,000 | 94,000 |
| how to solve a rubik's cube | 149,000 | 100,000 |
| how to take a screenshot | 147,000 | 107,000 |
| how to block someone on tiktok | 147,000 | 84,000 |
| how to check for bed bugs | 142,000 | 66,000 |
| how to earn money online | 142,000 | 10,000 |
| how to lose belly fat | 141,000 | 60,000 |
| how to delete a page in word | 141,000 | 40,000 |
| how to get rid of hiccups | 136,000 | 95,000 |
| how to screenshot on chromebook | 134,000 | 109,000 |
| how to cook rice | 129,000 | 72,000 |
| how to make a paper airplane | 128,000 | 102,000 |
| how to screen record on iphone | 127,000 | 66,000 |
| how to restart iphone | 125,000 | 45,000 |
| how to increase testosterone | 124,000 | 37,000 |
| how to stop hiccups | 122,000 | 43,000 |
| how to screenshot | 121,000 | 85,000 |
| how to hard boil eggs | 120,000 | 85,000 |
| how to take a screenshot on mac | 119,000 | 79,000 |
| how to screen record on mac | 119,000 | 76,000 |
| how to calculate bmi | 119,000 | 36,000 |
| how to gain weight | 118,000 | 40,000 |
| how to reset airpods | 117,000 | 74,000 |
| how to get rid of bed bugs | 115,000 | 57,000 |
| how to start a business | 114,000 | 54,000 |
| how to make pancakes | 114,000 | 32,000 |
| how to crochet | 113,000 | 61,000 |
| how to get rid of a yeast infection in 24 hours | 113,000 | 54,000 |
| how to deactivate instagram account | 113,000 | 15,000 |
| how to make buttermilk | 112,000 | 76,000 |
| how to convert pdf to word | 112,000 | 27,000 |
| how to write a letter | 111,000 | 45,000 |
| how to remove gas from stomach instantly | 109,000 | 51,000 |
| how to delete facebook | 109,000 | 49,000 |
| how to lose face fat | 109,000 | 45,000 |
| how to measure ring size | 108,000 | 55,000 |
| how to mew | 106,000 | 42,000 |
| how to take a screenshot on a mac | 103,000 | 60,000 |
| how to make french toast | 100,000 | 70,000 |
| how to stop snoring | 100,000 | 41,000 |
| how to make | 100,000 | 31,000 |
| how to say hi in spanish | 99,000 | 92,000 |
| how to download youtube videos | 99,000 | 37,000 |
| how to cure tonsillitis in 4 hours | 99,000 | 24,000 |
| how to get rid of dandruff | 98,000 | 46,000 |
| how to kiss | 98,000 | 29,000 |
| how to get pregnant | 98,000 | 20,000 |
| how to read encrypted whatsapp messages | 98,000 | 2,900 |
| how to delete instagram | 97,000 | 55,000 |
| how to create a website | 97,000 | 28,000 |
| how to draw a dog | 96,000 | 51,000 |
| how to measure bra size | 95,000 | 46,000 |
| how to earn money | 95,000 | 11,000 |
| how to fall asleep fast | 94,000 | 39,000 |
| how to change name on facebook | 93,000 | 37,000 |
| how to get rid of gnats | 92,000 | 88,000 |
| how to get free robux | 92,000 | 41,000 |
| how to address an envelope | 91,000 | 84,000 |
| how to play poker | 91,000 | 41,000 |
| how to clear cache on iphone | 89,000 | 54,000 |
| how to go live on tiktok | 89,000 | 43,000 |
| how to multiply fractions | 88,000 | 56,000 |
| how to write a cv | 88,000 | 8,600 |
| how to meditate | 85,000 | 36,000 |
| how to play chess | 85,000 | 34,000 |
| how to write an essay | 84,000 | 21,000 |
| how to edit a pdf | 83,000 | 53,000 |
| how to reduce cholesterol in 7 days | 83,000 | 29,000 |
| how to delete telegram account | 83,000 | 15,000 |
| how to cure shingles in 3 days | 82,000 | 42,000 |
| how to screenshot on laptop | 82,000 | 11,000 |
| how to connect airpods | 81,000 | 50,000 |
| how to find percentage | 81,000 | 30,000 |
| how to draw a rose | 80,000 | 50,000 |
| how to calculate gpa | 80,000 | 49,000 |
| how to reset iphone | 80,000 | 44,000 |
Note: I have manually removed the names of movies, TV shows, and books, like “How to Train Your Dragon” or “How to Date Billy Walsh” from the results.
I never thought the most popular “how-to” questions would be about taking a screenshot!
Almost 200k people wonder how to boil eggs monthly.
And who knew that fruit flies bother so many people :)
As I processed the results, I wondered which sites Google trusts to answer such queries. Fortunately, with access to Ahrefs’ Keywords Explorer, I was able to find that out easily.
Top 20 websites answering the “how to” questions
To do that, I exported the top 10k keywords containing the phrase “how to” from the US database and fed them back into Keywords Explorer. There, I simply used the Traffic share by domain report.
Here are the top 20 websites receiving the most organic search traffic from Google for “how to” questions.”
The table includes their traffic share, the percentage of keywords (out of 10k) for which they are ranking in Google’s top 100, and a few of their top organic keywords.
| Website | Traffic Share | Keyword share | Top keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| youtube.com | 9.5% | 99.3% | how to tie a tie how to make a paper airplane how to draw how to crochet how to solve a rubik's cube |
| reddit.com | 5.4% | 94.8% | how to screenshot on windows how to get rid of ants how to make eclipse glasses how to take a screenshot on windows how to check cpu temp |
| apple.com | 3% | 24.4% | how to screenshot on mac how to reset airpods how to screen record on iphone how to reset apple watch how to screen record on mac |
| quora.com | 2.4% | 90.4% | how to get rid of gnats in house how to check for bed bugs how to get rid of bed bugs how to block someone on tiktok how to get rid of ants |
| mayoclinic.org | 2.3% | 15.5% | how to lower blood pressure how to lower cholesterol how to get rid of dandruff how to stop snoring how to treat a burn |
| healthline.com | 1.8% | 22.1% | how to fall asleep fast how to lose weight fast how to stop overthinking how to get rid of heartburn how to get rid of hiccups |
| allrecipes.com | 1.8% | 13.6% | how to caramelize onions how to make chili how to make pancakes how to make pancakes from scratch how to boil eggs |
| webmd.com | 1.8% | 20.8% | how to mew how to get water out of your ear how to stop coughing how to stop diarrhea how to lose weight fast |
| wikihow.com | 1.6% | 70.9% | how to make human in little alchemy 2 how to kiss how to get a girlfriend how to play poker how to get rid of blackmailers |
| microsoft.com | 1.6% | 18.6% | how to screenshot on windows how to take a screenshot how to recall an email in outlook how to take a screenshot on windows how to update drivers |
| loveandlemons.com | 1.4% | 4.6% | how to bake a potato how to make scrambled eggs how to cook asparagus how to make hard boiled eggs how to make mashed potatoes |
| clevelandclinic.org | 1.3% | 17.7% | how to relieve sinus pressure how to treat hemorrhoids how to break a fever how to fast how to check for a blood clot in your leg |
| medicalnewstoday.com | 1.2% | 18.3% | how to lose weight fast how to get rid of hiccups how to get ozempic how to get rid of a cold sore in 24 hours how to get rid of a yeast infection in 24 hours |
| indeed.com | 1% | 12.7% | how to write a cover letter how to write a resume how to make a resume how to write a letter of recommendation how to negotiate salary |
| support.google.com | 0.9% | 14.8% | how to clear cache how to clear cookies how to screenshot on chromebook how to download a youtube video how to delete a gmail account |
| facebook.com | 0.9% | 34.6% | how to delete facebook account how to deactivate facebook how to delete facebook how to change your name on facebook how to delete a facebook account |
| instagram.com | 0.7% | 9.3% | how to delete instagram account how to deactivate instagram how to delete instagram how to delete an instagram account how to deactivate instagram account |
| amazon.com | 0.7% | 28.8% | how to sell on amazon how to cancel amazon prime how to cancel kindle unlimited how to win friends and influence people how to talk to anyone |
| foodnetwork.com | 0.7% | 12.1% | how to boil eggs how to get rid of fruit flies how to cook broccoli how to make iced coffee how to make french press coffee |
| forbes.com | 0.6% | 21.4% | how to get rid of gnats how to lose weight fast how to kill gnats how to start a business how to make money from home |
Understandably, YouTube is the dominant website for “how to” queries. Most often, the video format perfectly matches the searcher’s intent.
I was a bit surprised to see Reddit in the second spot. Their deal with Google may explain this. However, the amount of love it’s getting from Google was beyond my expectations.
And it was quite fun to learn that the website of the American business magazine (as defined in Britannica) receives a good portion of organic search traffic for the keyword “how to get rid of gnats” :)
By Nick Churick
Product marketer at Ahrefs
Nick is a product marketer and a seasoned SEO specialist at Ahrefs. He is also a regular contributor to the Ahrefs Blog, dedicating his remaining time to enhancing the Ahrefs SEO Toolbar.
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