Once you’ve added or claimed your Yelp Business Page, you’ll want to choose the best categories that describe your business. There are more than 1,500 different categories to choose from, and the list is always growing.

Why categories are important

Aligning your business with the right categories helps customers find your business when searching on Yelp. It also helps tell the story of your business and what you specialize in.

Tip: Make it easy for users to find you by choosing the most specific categories for your business. For example, if you’re a Shanghainese dim sum restaurant, select the “Shanghainese” and “dim sum” subcategories rather than the general “Chinese” category.

How to update your business’s categories

As a business owner, you can choose up to three categories, and it’s easy to update your categories in your Yelp for Business account.

If you’re a Yelp user, you can suggest an edit to a business’s categories by clicking edit on the Yelp Business Page. Approval of category changes may take the Yelp operations team a few business days to review.