Sample size is too small (475 sites) for a definitive conclusion. Higher DA sites show more traffic, but more data is needed to confirm.
Bottom line: DA often moves with traffic, but you cannot use it alone to predict growth.
The X-axis buckets sites by domain authority. Each bar shows the average estimated monthly traffic for that DA bucket. Look for whether traffic rises as DA rises. Note the small sample size (475 sites), which makes the pattern less reliable.
Many teams treat Domain Authority (DA) as a proxy for SEO success. They use it to pick link targets, judge competitors, and predict traffic. Our sample of 475 sites suggests higher DA buckets have higher estimated monthly traffic. But the sample is small, so the trend is not strong enough to call it a rule.
Check if higher DA in your niche actually maps to more non-brand traffic.
Send authority to pages that target money queries.
Recover the links that supported your best ranking pages.
Ship pages that cover proven queries, not just broad topics.
Plot DA next to non-brand clicks and total ranking pages. If DA rises without more ranking pages, links are not turning into coverage.
DA mostly reflects link strength. If you stall on unique domains, DA and discovery often stall too.
Traffic needs pages that rank, not just a higher DA. If your index does not expand, DA gains have limited upside.
Route authority to pages that can rank and convert. If you do not, links boost the domain but not the pages that need it.
DA can rise while clicks stay flat.
You get a nicer score but weak rankings on target queries.
Some niches have far higher link density, so the same DA means different difficulty.
DA is strongest as a filter, not a goal. Use DA to spot sites with link capacity, then validate with ranking-page count, non-brand traffic, and topical overlap before you act.
All data comes from real websites tracked by SEOJuice. We use the latest snapshot per page so each page counts once, regardless of site size. We filter for pages with at least 10 Google Search Console impressions and valid ranking positions (1-100).
Data is refreshed weekly. Correlation does not imply causation — these insights show associations, not guaranteed outcomes.
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