Is it worth going after?
224,936 listings already target "occult". That is a crowded phrase — a new shop is unlikely to reach page 1 on it directly, but the longer variants below are where the same buyers are reachable. Only 33% of the first page is paid, so most of it is won on relevance.
When "occult" sells
Monthly average over the last five years, indexed 0–100. May is the high point and December the low. Etsy takes a few weeks to index and rank a new listing, so publish four to six weeks before May rather than during it.
What buyers search alongside it
Scored 0–100 relative to each other within this niche by Google Trends. Not monthly search volumes — nobody has those for Etsy.
| Phrase | Relative demand | Fits a tag |
|---|---|---|
| the occult | 100/100 | ✓ |
| occult blood | 82/100 | ✓ |
| what is occult | 40/100 | ✓ |
| occult blood test | 30/100 | ✓ |
| occult meaning | 29/100 | ✓ |
| fecal occult | 23/100 | ✓ |
| occult stool | 20/100 | ✓ |
| occult definition | 20/100 | ✓ |
| occult blood urine | 19/100 | ✓ |
| fecal occult blood | 19/100 | ✓ |
| what is the occult | 19/100 | ✓ |
| occult blood in urine | 16/100 | 21 chars |
Etsy caps tags at 20 characters, which is why the longer phrases are marked.
Phrases growing fastest
Growth over the last five years, from Google Trends. A longer clock than the year-on-year figure above.
Who holds page 1
| # | Listing | Shop | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ad | Evolution of Immortality, by Rosicruciae (Freeman B. Dowd (Eulian Publishing Company) 1900 - Rosicrucian Fraternity Occult Books | AverysSociety | $3355 |
| 2 | The Scripture of Satan grimoire | BloodstoneOccult | $45 |
| 3 | 1921 The Spirit World Clarence Larkin Antique Occult Theology Book Fallen Angels Demonism Biblical Mysticism Dark Academia Decor | JerrysBooks | $126.65 |
| 4Ad | Gain Occult Powers Through Iblis Possession – Ultimate Transformation & Supernatural Mastery | VampiresOfTheLight | $304.61 |
| 5Ad | Enochian Seer Warrior Occult Ring – Angelic Spirit Vessel, Command & Divine Sight Amulet | LuxEsoterica | $638.77 |
| 6Ad | Kundalini An Occult Experience by By G. S. Arundale | YarroShop | $210 |
| 7 | Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic, and Alchemical Sigils | mindArt13 | $97 |
| 8 | Antique Occult Book A TREASURY of WITCHCRAFT c. 1961 with Devil Bookmarker - Spells Rituals Sorcery Demons Vampires | GothicRoseAntiques | $125 |
| 9 | Malleus Maleficarum - A Witchcraft & Occult Manual from 1486, Collector's Numbered Edition Rare Book | HexenhammerBooks | $131.59 |
| 10 | Grimoire of Sigil Magic | BloodstoneOccult | $45 |
Read from Etsy search on August 27, 2026. Positions marked Ad are paid placements.
Where the searches come from
Interest in "occult" is strongest in Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, Louisiana, Kansas. Useful for shipping estimates and for timing promotions to the right time zone.
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Questions
How competitive is "occult" on Etsy?
224,936 listings currently compete for "occult", which is high for Etsy. 33% of the first page is paid placement, so most of page 1 is still won organically.
When does "occult" sell best?
Demand peaks in May, averaged over the last five years, and bottoms out in December. Etsy needs a few weeks to index and rank a listing, so publishing four to six weeks before May catches the climb rather than the peak itself.
What do "occult" listings sell for?
The median price across 12 listings on page 1 is $125.83, with most between $49.61 and $233.65. That is what buyers searching this phrase are already used to seeing.
Where do these numbers come from?
Demand and seasonality are measured with Google Trends for the US. Listing counts, pricing and ad share are read from Etsy's own search results. Nothing here is an estimated monthly search volume — Etsy does not publish search volume, and any figure claiming to be one is a guess.