200 Top SEO Ranking Factors August 2026

TOP SEO Factors for 2026-08 previous

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	Name	Correlation	#1 Max	Page 1 Avg	Usage %	Searches %
1	Number of Unique LSI Words Used Diversity	-0.3	1063	224	69 %	80 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.29	790	34	33 %	91 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.29	147697	1564	33 %	92 %
4	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.28	123617	1259	30 %	92 %
5	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.27	48	20	58 %	91 %
6	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	181	38	57 %	91 %
7	Number of Images Size	-0.26	106	25	58 %	93 %
8	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	35381	352	22 %	88 %
9	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	50	34	84 %	92 %
10	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.26	1	1	58 %	92 %
11	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	70	12	57 %	93 %
12	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.26	70	18	53 %	91 %
13	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.26	1	1	5 %	81 %
14	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.26	3	1	54 %	93 %
15	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	8335	1714	72 %	93 %
16	Word Count Size	-0.25	7427	1393	72 %	93 %
17	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.25	29355	2146	72 %	90 %
18	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.25	15	7	52 %	91 %
19	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	38	26	84 %	92 %
20	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.25	1	1	5 %	81 %
21	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	16	10	83 %	90 %
22	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	505	112	66 %	91 %
23	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	502	111	66 %	92 %
24	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	505	113	66 %	91 %
25	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.23	232	30	62 %	90 %
26	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.23	2801	939	72 %	91 %
27	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	70	12	62 %	93 %
28	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	304	8	44 %	87 %
29	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	48	11	61 %	93 %
30	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.23	494	102	65 %	90 %
31	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	254	7	44 %	87 %
32	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.23	5058	43	45 %	90 %
33	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.23	18	2	42 %	89 %
34	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	91	4	43 %	86 %
35	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.22	4829	561	49 %	95 %
36	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	887	69	55 %	91 %
37	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.22	1	1	41 %	85 %
38	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	27	8	45 %	88 %
39	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.22	44	8	42 %	93 %
40	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	44	11	63 %	69 %
41	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.22	3	2	64 %	82 %
42	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.21	857	23	44 %	86 %
43	Number of Includes Technology	-0.21	63	24	65 %	83 %
44	Number of Forms Technology	-0.21	7	2	36 %	89 %
45	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	84	16	39 %	94 %
46	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	319	169	84 %	86 %
47	Has Form Technology	-0.21	1	1	35 %	85 %
48	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	208	54 %	89 %
49	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	5	1	37 %	86 %
50	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.2	8	1	33 %	87 %
51	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	8	2	32 %	85 %
52	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.2	4973	33	47 %	84 %
53	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.2	589	107	47 %	96 %
54	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	6	2	31 %	85 %
55	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.2	32	6	36 %	93 %
56	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.2	3	1	20 %	90 %
57	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	148	15	44 %	87 %
58	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.2	3224	33	44 %	83 %
59	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	82	3	34 %	84 %
60	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.2	15	2	34 %	89 %
61	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	13	3	39 %	92 %
62	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.2	1	1	29 %	82 %
63	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.19	25	9	59 %	78 %
64	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.19	592	110	52 %	96 %
65	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.19	9	2	29 %	89 %
66	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.19	1	1	42 %	83 %
67	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.19	1155	13	29 %	85 %
68	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.19	31	5	49 %	89 %
69	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	1	81 %	87 %
70	Is Home Page Other	-0.19	1	1	12 %	58 %
71	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.19	24	16	71 %	79 %
72	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.19	24	16	71 %	79 %
73	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.19	11644	89	27 %	85 %
74	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.19	6	2	36 %	91 %
75	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.19	8	1	34 %	88 %
76	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.19	8	1	19 %	86 %
77	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	36 %	89 %
78	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	511	60 %	84 %
79	Uses JSON-LD url	-0.19	1	1	38 %	80 %
80	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.18	9	2	29 %	86 %
81	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1	1	37 %	91 %
82	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	496	58 %	87 %
83	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.18	15	1	40 %	84 %
84	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.18	517	11	35 %	91 %
85	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	111	17	33 %	92 %
86	Headings Has Question Other	-0.18	1	1	29 %	83 %
87	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.18	28	11	60 %	85 %
88	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.18	387	7	30 %	84 %
89	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.17	82	22	56 %	91 %
90	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.17	5857	43	33 %	80 %
91	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.17	9	2	60 %	77 %
92	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.17	9	2	60 %	77 %
93	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	38 %	80 %
94	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.17	31	6	29 %	93 %
95	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	57 %	81 %
96	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.17	2456	46	52 %	85 %
97	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.17	21	3	25 %	86 %
98	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.17	87	62	84 %	60 %
99	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1	1	20 %	82 %
100	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.17	155	146	83 %	76 %
101	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.17	1	1	20 %	83 %
102	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.17	1	1	32 %	79 %
103	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	163	3	26 %	83 %
104	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	13 %	86 %
105	Number of Sentences Size	-0.17	860	147	70 %	81 %
106	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.17	99	79	66 %	77 %
107	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1335	22	27 %	89 %
108	Is Article Page Other	-0.17	1	1	32 %	77 %
109	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.17	61	17	67 %	80 %
110	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	26 %	81 %
111	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.17	1	1	47 %	69 %
112	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.16	1	1	72 %	82 %
113	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	13	2	46 %	75 %
114	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.16	1	1	50 %	61 %
115	Uses Schema website Other	-0.16	1	1	26 %	72 %
116	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	81 %
117	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	1226	38	39 %	91 %
118	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.16	1	1	27 %	76 %
119	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.16	1	1	28 %	76 %
120	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	835	24	39 %	91 %
121	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.16	88	69	65 %	70 %
122	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	29 %	88 %
123	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.16	28	2	19 %	84 %
124	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	74 %
125	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.16	864	305	70 %	50 %
126	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.16	1057	255	71 %	63 %
127	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	274	57	56 %	84 %
128	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.16	4	1	18 %	84 %
129	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.16	2	1	25 %	70 %
130	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	41	2	41 %	74 %
131	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.15	43	1	34 %	85 %
132	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.15	26	4	36 %	81 %
133	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.15	5	1	15 %	80 %
134	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.15	11	1	40 %	65 %
135	Uses JSON-LD WebSite	-0.15	1	1	24 %	76 %
136	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.15	162	7	20 %	82 %
137	Has Email Trust	-0.15	1	1	35 %	75 %
138	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	73 %
139	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	69 %
140	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.15	1	1	69 %	75 %
141	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	24 %	81 %
142	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	71 %
143	Is Store Page Other	-0.15	1	1	36 %	66 %
144	Number of HREF Lang Tags Size	-0.15	29	2	10 %	83 %
145	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.15	495	121	66 %	43 %
146	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	75 %
147	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	77 %
148	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.15	1	1	23 %	64 %
149	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	3	1	17 %	82 %
150	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	14 %	80 %
151	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	8	2	47 %	84 %
152	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.15	1	1	17 %	74 %
153	Uses Schema name Other	-0.15	1	1	49 %	56 %
154	Number of Questions Size	-0.15	109	13	57 %	63 %
155	Number of Nofollow Links Authority	-0.15	41	3	16 %	82 %
156	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.15	1	1	17 %	72 %
157	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.15	1	1	11 %	80 %
158	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	9	1	13 %	84 %
159	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.14	17	1	12 %	79 %
160	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.14	38	2	38 %	71 %
161	Uses Schema image Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	75 %
162	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.14	533	48	43 %	90 %
163	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	3	1	11 %	82 %
164	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1871	79	47 %	75 %
165	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	53 %	55 %
166	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.14	4826	22	26 %	84 %
167	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	68 %
168	Number of H5 Tags Size	-0.14	11	2	11 %	84 %
169	Has Canonical URL Authority	-0.14	1	1	60 %	59 %
170	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.14	1	1	1 %	12 %
171	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	23 %	69 %
172	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.14	1	1	29 %	58 %
173	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	63	19	58 %	62 %
174	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	23 %	70 %
175	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	73 %
176	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	30	9	44 %	86 %
177	Title Word Count Size	-0.14	23	8	70 %	58 %
178	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.14	186	6	45 %	82 %
179	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.14	1	1	34 %	43 %
180	Number of Prices Size	-0.14	1044	104	58 %	75 %
181	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.14	96	2	18 %	85 %
182	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	52	5	18 %	87 %
183	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2	1	10 %	82 %
184	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.14	1	1	35 %	43 %
185	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.14	1	1	12 %	77 %
186	Number of NoFollow External Links Authority	-0.14	33	2	11 %	81 %
187	Uses JSON-LD item	-0.14	1	1	19 %	72 %
188	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	9	3	41 %	81 %
189	Variations in Search Result Summary Relevancy	-0.14	43	2	58 %	63 %
190	Meta Description Length Size	-0.14	354	116	58 %	65 %
191	Title Length Size	-0.14	168	53	70 %	59 %
192	Percentage of NoFollow Links Authority	-0.13	5	2	14 %	80 %
193	Uses Schema url Other	-0.13	1	1	45 %	54 %
194	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.13	1	1	13 %	71 %
195	Uses Schema aggregaterating Other	-0.13	1	1	8 %	66 %
196	Has Meta Description Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	56 %	58 %
197	Uses Schema description Other	-0.13	1	1	38 %	47 %
198	Uses JSON-LD telePhone Other	-0.13	1	1	12 %	77 %
199	Has FavIcon Technology	-0.13	1	1	62 %	60 %
200	Is Category Page Other	-0.13	1	1	12 %	73 %

Measures 154105 SEO Factors

152383 Built-In SEO Factors

143158 On-page SEO Factors

9225 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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