Top Chester Listings of 2025
What type of business listings were visitors to Chester.com looking for throughout 2025?
With another great year behind us, we have taken a moment to look back and reflect on how business listings on Chester.com performed throughout 2025.
Over the past year, listings attracted impressive numbers of visitors, with local businesses across a variety of sectors capturing the interest of thousands of users.
One of our most notable success stories from 2025 is that of a restaurant that opened its doors towards the end of 2024.
This much-loved establishment went on to become the most viewed listing on Chester.com in 2025, receiving over 11K views.
These views translated into meaningful engagement, with over 1.5K link clicks, including user website visits, phone calls and requests for directions.
This is an incredible example of how much attention local businesses can attract from an active audience and demonstrates the value of a presence on a platform like ours.
In this article, we explore the top-performing business listings on Chester.com between January 1st and the December 31st, 2025.
What is meant by a business listing?
Business listings on Chester.com are dedicated pages that exist on our site. These pages represent local places, experiences, services and events, among others, that our visitors look for when planning their time in our wonderful city.
From where to eat and what to see, to events to attend and attractions to explore, these listings provide visitors with everything they need to know.
By reviewing the performance of business listings on Chester.com, we aim to share a clear picture of what resonates with our users and help local business owners better understand the potential impact of advertising on our platform.
Whether you’re launching a new venture or running a well-established business, the right visibility can help you thrive.
Here’s a look at Chester.com’s most popular business listings for 2025.
Between January 1st and December 31st, 2025, business listings on Chester.com attracted a total of 432,142 views from our online visitors. Of these views, this generated a total of 161,910 external link clicks from Chester.com through to the client own website.
Interestingly, just 7% of these views came from people within Chester itself. That means 93% of our audience might not discover local businesses through word of mouth alone.
This data highlights that Chester.com isn’t just a go-to resource for residents but is a platform to present your business to an audience that may not otherwise know you exist.
What was the most popular type of listing on Chester.com in 2025?
Last year, the most viewed listing on Chester.com was a restaurant that has only opened its doors a year earlier, receiving over 11K views, proof that the right marketing can make a big impact.
This success story was closely followed by a popular tourist attraction, which attracted 9.8K views, and a one-day annual event that attracted an impressive 7K views. The top ten also included a café, a parade, a music event and a bar, highlighting the platforms wide appeal to every interest.
This year’s standout performer signals a shift in interest compared to 2024 and 2023, which saw an event and a restaurant claim the top spot.
Historically, restaurant listings dominated our platform as the most popular listing type, with the top 10 restaurant listings generating 35,583 views in 2023 and 37,522 views in 2024. In 2025, however, tourist attractions took the lead, with the top 10 listings generating a total of 39,173 views between 1st January – 31st December.
These insights show that visitors to our site are eager to explore all corners of the city, from hidden germs to well-known attractions.
Visitors to Chester.com are engaging with businesses across all sectors, meaning local businesses like yours have the best chance to be discovered by new audiences who are actively searching for the city’s best experiences.
How do we monitor performance of business listings?
Each of our listings feature clickable icons with links directing users to the client’s own site, whether that be to book a table, view a menu, purchase tickets, or access direct contact details.
We’re able to track the number of times a user clicks on these buttons to help us monitor performance and determine how much traffic each listing receives.
If we look at the data for the most popular listing of 2025, we can see that this resulted in 559 users requesting to book a table, 331 users visiting the client’s website, 67 users being directed to Google Maps for directions and 57 users making a call.
Another listing that achieved significant attention was for a family-friendly attraction, which received 5,576 views throughout 2025. This listing received 2,835 ‘Book now’ button clicks, 279 ‘Website’ button clicks, and 23 ‘Directions button clicks amongst others.
As we reflect on the performance of listings on Chester.com in 2025, it’s clear that the site remains a valuable resource for local businesses.
Regardless of the size or industry, the additional exposure that Chester.com can provide can help your business reach people who are actively planning where to go and what to experience when visiting our city.
If your business is looking to reach more customers, Chester.com is the perfect platform to connect with an engaged audience.
There’s no limit to what your business could achieve in 2026. Curious to see the possibilities? Check out the Top Chester Listings of 2024 and see how others are standing out.
Ready to put your business in front of the right audience? We’re here to help. Call 01244 400007, email [email protected] or visit our List Your Business page today.
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