200 Top SEO Ranking Factors January 2026

TOP SEO Factors for 2026-01 previous

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	Name	Correlation	#1 Max	Page 1 Avg	Usage %	Searches %
1	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.23	30	7	79 %	88 %
2	Number of Unique LSI Words Used Diversity	-0.23	997	313	82 %	67 %
3	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.22	1	1	5 %	73 %
4	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.22	1	1	5 %	72 %
5	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.22	22536	1497	84 %	91 %
6	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	39	29	98 %	93 %
7	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	17	12	97 %	93 %
8	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	52	38	98 %	93 %
9	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.21	8	3	64 %	93 %
10	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.2	68	26	73 %	94 %
11	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	144	7	63 %	90 %
12	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.2	18920	126	73 %	92 %
13	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	91	6	62 %	90 %
14	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.2	56182	238	77 %	90 %
15	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	46	4	60 %	90 %
16	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.19	56182	235	76 %	92 %
17	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1502	30	65 %	91 %
18	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.19	1628	36	70 %	91 %
19	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.19	286	175	98 %	90 %
20	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.19	602	20	64 %	89 %
21	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.19	6	3	77 %	91 %
22	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.18	11	2	63 %	86 %
23	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.18	111305	525	49 %	75 %
24	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.18	867	132	68 %	97 %
25	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.18	762	130	65 %	97 %
26	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.18	36	7	50 %	93 %
27	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.18	28933752	66224	49 %	76 %
28	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.18	4	1	42 %	80 %
29	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	78 %	84 %
30	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	78 %	84 %
31	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	36	3	47 %	89 %
32	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.18	8	2	51 %	90 %
33	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.18	178	7	64 %	86 %
34	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1941	23	64 %	88 %
35	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	11	1	51 %	84 %
36	Word Count Size	-0.17	10039	1441	84 %	88 %
37	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.17	46360	1873	84 %	89 %
38	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.17	35	2	54 %	85 %
39	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.17	26084285	51197	45 %	76 %
40	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.17	232	12	75 %	88 %
41	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	29	2	42 %	88 %
42	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.17	4142	23	65 %	87 %
43	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.17	290	3	61 %	81 %
44	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.17	4	1	44 %	82 %
45	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.17	3077717	14213	38 %	71 %
46	Number of P Tags Size	-0.17	1653	40	74 %	88 %
47	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.17	181	4	70 %	82 %
48	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	16	2	40 %	87 %
49	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.17	8552	997	84 %	89 %
50	Number of Includes Technology	-0.17	59	27	80 %	82 %
51	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	937	40	58 %	90 %
52	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.17	15	3	56 %	89 %
53	Number of Images Size	-0.17	339	30	76 %	88 %
54	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	610	26	58 %	90 %
55	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	91	6	45 %	86 %
56	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.16	133	22	76 %	88 %
57	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.16	29	7	42 %	92 %
58	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.16	332	20	71 %	89 %
59	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.16	35	2	48 %	84 %
60	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.16	19	2	58 %	83 %
61	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.16	5095	60	59 %	89 %
62	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.16	8	1	53 %	82 %
63	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.16	359	9	50 %	89 %
64	TF/IDF Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	56 %	86 %
65	Number of Sentences Size	-0.16	836	125	82 %	86 %
66	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.16	24	7	68 %	88 %
67	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.16	91	72	79 %	86 %
68	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1207	55	62 %	88 %
69	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.16	30	2	49 %	83 %
70	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.16	28	10	73 %	80 %
71	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	53 %	79 %
72	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.16	622	120	79 %	85 %
73	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.16	782	130	79 %	85 %
74	Number of Links Authority	-0.15	789	133	79 %	85 %
75	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.15	788	132	79 %	85 %
76	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.15	100	82	80 %	89 %
77	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.15	4	2	52 %	78 %
78	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	46	3	35 %	86 %
79	LSI Words in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	17	5	59 %	95 %
80	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.15	2493	26	45 %	86 %
81	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.15	5292	57	37 %	87 %
82	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.15	4	2	69 %	86 %
83	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.15	726	47	72 %	86 %
84	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.15	3199	633	57 %	95 %
85	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.15	51	9	60 %	85 %
86	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.15	3	2	72 %	75 %
87	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	2	1	23 %	80 %
88	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	28 %	83 %
89	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.15	951	267	82 %	81 %
90	Is Home Page Other	-0.14	1	1	22 %	50 %
91	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.14	7	2	94 %	88 %
92	Number of Questions Size	-0.14	257	12	66 %	83 %
93	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.14	19	2	46 %	78 %
94	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.14	218	11	58 %	84 %
95	Title Tag Has Entities Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	64 %	87 %
96	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.14	72	13	56 %	85 %
97	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	51 %	85 %
98	Number of External Links Authority	-0.14	167	14	75 %	84 %
99	Meta Description Length Size	-0.14	245	117	67 %	81 %
100	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.14	11	3	37 %	85 %
101	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2461	11	38 %	84 %
102	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.14	825	17	36 %	86 %
103	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.14	162	12	75 %	82 %
104	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.14	25	17	84 %	80 %
105	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.14	25	17	84 %	80 %
106	Number of Forms Technology	-0.14	11	2	52 %	79 %
107	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	58	19	67 %	81 %
108	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.14	50	18	81 %	81 %
109	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.14	288	7	24 %	87 %
110	Has Meta Description Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	66 %	78 %
111	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.14	50	2	26 %	83 %
112	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	31	4	48 %	93 %
113	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.14	175	63	65 %	83 %
114	Has Canonical URL Authority	-0.14	1	1	71 %	81 %
115	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	15	1	21 %	83 %
116	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.14	1	1	81 %	83 %
117	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	23	9	49 %	93 %
118	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	50 %	86 %
119	Title Length Size	-0.14	175	51	82 %	78 %
120	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.14	14	1	30 %	78 %
121	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.13	139	29	78 %	80 %
122	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.13	21	5	65 %	81 %
123	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.13	1220	16	40 %	77 %
124	Uses Microdata latitude Other	-0.13	1	1	6 %	13 %
125	Uses Microdata longitude Other	-0.13	1	1	6 %	13 %
126	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.13	1	1	83 %	84 %
127	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.13	1	1	55 %	73 %
128	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.13	1	1	73 %	81 %
129	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.13	4	1	28 %	78 %
130	Variations making whole A Tags Relevancy	-0.13	25	1	28 %	78 %
131	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.13	816	300	83 %	78 %
132	Has Form Technology	-0.13	1	1	51 %	74 %
133	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	138	19	49 %	94 %
134	Title Word Count Size	-0.13	20	8	82 %	77 %
135	Has FavIcon Technology	-0.13	1	1	75 %	79 %
136	Uses Microdata geo Other	-0.13	1	1	5 %	14 %
137	Variations in the last 100 words Relevancy	-0.13	183	3	49 %	83 %
138	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	15	1	14 %	80 %
139	Uses Microdata GeoCoordinates Other	-0.13	1	1	5 %	14 %
140	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	2	1	13 %	79 %
141	Uses Schema geo Other	-0.13	1	1	5 %	15 %
142	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.13	1	1	53 %	78 %
143	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.13	4	1	24 %	83 %
144	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.13	1	1	41 %	65 %
145	Has Email Trust	-0.13	1	1	44 %	73 %
146	Variations Making Whole Span Tags Relevancy	-0.13	15	1	19 %	84 %
147	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.13	29	11	74 %	77 %
148	Meta Description Tag Has Entities Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	55 %	82 %
149	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.13	190	5	44 %	81 %
150	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	43 %	86 %
151	Number of Prices Size	-0.13	2363	73	68 %	80 %
152	Has OpenGraph Type Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	62 %	73 %
153	Uses Microdata addressCountry Other	-0.13	1	1	4 %	17 %
154	Headings Has Question Other	-0.13	1	1	37 %	80 %
155	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.13	15	2	43 %	79 %
156	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.13	527	112	80 %	74 %
157	Uses Schema name Other	-0.13	1	1	60 %	72 %
158	Uses Microdata priceRange Other	-0.13	1	1	6 %	15 %
159	Variations in Article Tags Relevancy	-0.13	275	13	24 %	79 %
160	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.13	1	1	62 %	74 %
161	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.12	1	1	63 %	76 %
162	Variations in Button Tags Relevancy	-0.12	337	2	9 %	81 %
163	Has OpenGraph Image Relevancy	-0.12	1	1	55 %	73 %
164	Uses Microdata email Other	-0.12	1	1	5 %	15 %
165	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.12	1	1	20 %	64 %
166	Variations in Meta Twitter Content Relevancy	-0.12	4	1	25 %	74 %
167	Variations in Meta Twitter Description Relevancy	-0.12	15	1	24 %	75 %
168	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.12	7	2	17 %	80 %
169	Variations Making Whole LI Tags Relevancy	-0.12	4	1	23 %	79 %
170	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.12	1	1	36 %	71 %
171	Is Store Page Other	-0.12	1	1	44 %	67 %
172	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.12	1	1	45 %	76 %
173	Variations in TITLE Attributes Relevancy	-0.12	138	5	37 %	83 %
174	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.12	25	2	25 %	77 %
175	Leading Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.12	15	1	16 %	79 %
176	Variations in I Tags Relevancy	-0.12	308	4	23 %	80 %
177	Is Purchase Page Other	-0.12	1	1	44 %	65 %
178	Uses Schema url Other	-0.12	1	1	56 %	69 %
179	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.12	5	1	23 %	71 %
180	Uses Schema image Other	-0.12	1	1	21 %	67 %
181	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.12	1	1	38 %	68 %
182	Uses JSON-LD dayOfWeek Other	-0.12	1	1	4 %	31 %
183	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.12	17	1	14 %	83 %
184	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.12	1	1	32 %	73 %
185	Uses JSON-LD addressRegion Other	-0.12	1	1	18 %	63 %
186	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.12	99	4	36 %	81 %
187	Uses Schema addressregion Other	-0.12	1	1	18 %	62 %
188	Uses Schema dayofweek Other	-0.12	1	1	4 %	31 %
189	Uses Schema faqpage Other	-0.12	1	1	9 %	67 %
190	Variations in ID Attributes Relevancy	-0.12	354	2	12 %	83 %
191	Has Meta Twitter Card Authority	-0.12	1	1	53 %	72 %
192	Uses JSON-LD FAQPage Other	-0.12	1	1	9 %	68 %
193	Uses Schema addresslocality Other	-0.12	1	1	19 %	64 %
194	Uses Schema postaladdress Other	-0.12	1	1	19 %	64 %
195	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.12	103	19	42 %	93 %
196	Variations making whole H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.12	1	1	7 %	78 %
197	Entities in H4 Tags	-0.12	15	2	19 %	87 %
198	Uses Schema question Other	-0.12	1	1	10 %	68 %
199	Number of H5 Tags Size	-0.12	20	2	17 %	75 %
200	Uses JSON-LD addressLocality Other	-0.12	1	1	18 %	66 %

Measures 149336 SEO Factors

147614 Built-In SEO Factors

138442 On-page SEO Factors

9172 Google Maps SEO Factors for Local SEO

1722 SEO Factors from APIs

147 API SEO Factors for off-page SEO like backlinks and referring domains.

1575 Technology Stack SEO Factors

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