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	-0.31	1063	246	73 %	83 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.28	762	47	32 %	92 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.27	33485	1015	32 %	92 %
4	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.27	1	1	60 %	91 %
5	Number of Images Size	-0.27	63	23	59 %	90 %
6	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.27	47	19	61 %	94 %
7	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.27	14387	716	28 %	92 %
8	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.27	16	12	85 %	92 %
9	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.26	48	16	54 %	90 %
10	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.26	2	1	57 %	95 %
11	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	19099	311	21 %	89 %
12	Number of P Tags Size	-0.26	92	34	60 %	95 %
13	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	49	38	86 %	93 %
14	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.25	14	7	55 %	97 %
15	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.25	44	11	59 %	97 %
16	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	37	28	86 %	93 %
17	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.25	3	1	41 %	83 %
18	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.25	71	6	50 %	88 %
19	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	170	11	52 %	88 %
20	Word Count Size	-0.24	3552	1273	74 %	97 %
21	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	143	10	51 %	88 %
22	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5058	83	50 %	95 %
23	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	1	1	43 %	90 %
24	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.24	4278	1555	74 %	98 %
25	Number of External Links Authority	-0.24	30	11	63 %	96 %
26	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.24	32	8	43 %	97 %
27	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.24	103	30	64 %	90 %
28	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	78 %
29	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.24	2858	602	55 %	98 %
30	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	30	10	62 %	97 %
31	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	5	1	44 %	83 %
32	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.23	572	132	57 %	98 %
33	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.23	1	1	5 %	78 %
34	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.23	4	2	43 %	84 %
35	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.23	4	2	50 %	75 %
36	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.23	5	2	42 %	95 %
37	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	331	118	68 %	95 %
38	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	6	2	39 %	83 %
39	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	331	118	68 %	95 %
40	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	1	1	44 %	95 %
41	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.22	857	35	51 %	87 %
42	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.22	331	116	68 %	96 %
43	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	8	2	40 %	86 %
44	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	84	20	44 %	97 %
45	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.22	4973	97	55 %	83 %
46	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.22	21680	2013	76 %	83 %
47	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	431	44	57 %	90 %
48	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.22	577	136	63 %	98 %
49	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	37	14	73 %	65 %
50	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.22	320	107	67 %	93 %
51	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.22	2790	924	75 %	94 %
52	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.22	2679	66	52 %	83 %
53	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	44 %	86 %
54	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	529	58 %	90 %
55	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	63	5	41 %	89 %
56	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.21	84	61	84 %	54 %
57	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.21	3	2	66 %	77 %
58	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	13	4	45 %	94 %
59	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.21	1	1	30 %	82 %
60	Is Home Page Other	-0.21	1	1	13 %	58 %
61	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.21	18	8	45 %	88 %
62	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	288	184	86 %	88 %
63	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.21	1021	56	48 %	87 %
64	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.21	387	10	37 %	83 %
65	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.21	24	8	43 %	92 %
66	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.2	726	34	48 %	88 %
67	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.2	8579	145	30 %	84 %
68	Number of Forms Technology	-0.2	7	2	39 %	90 %
69	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.2	5857	104	37 %	85 %
70	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.2	45	7	29 %	83 %
71	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	55	15	45 %	84 %
72	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.2	4	2	43 %	83 %
73	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.2	6	2	82 %	87 %
74	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.2	58	27	67 %	91 %
75	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.19	4	1	27 %	89 %
76	Has Form Technology	-0.19	1	1	38 %	88 %
77	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.19	4	2	42 %	90 %
78	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.19	31	7	34 %	95 %
79	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.19	1	1	42 %	83 %
80	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.19	2	1	20 %	93 %
81	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.19	501	17	41 %	94 %
82	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.19	153	146	83 %	74 %
83	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.19	1	1	46 %	83 %
84	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.19	28	11	61 %	90 %
85	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.19	11	3	33 %	88 %
86	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	84	17	35 %	91 %
87	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.19	1	1	46 %	78 %
88	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.18	2893	46	32 %	83 %
89	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1335	34	31 %	90 %
90	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	1872	68 %	85 %
91	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.18	14	5	51 %	91 %
92	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1	1	34 %	87 %
93	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.18	21	3	19 %	84 %
94	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.18	11	2	51 %	62 %
95	Number of Includes Technology	-0.18	43	25	67 %	81 %
96	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.18	8	3	58 %	81 %
97	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.18	1	1	35 %	80 %
98	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.18	99	81	69 %	78 %
99	Uses JSON-LD MedicalOrganization Other	-0.18	1	1	5 %	16 %
100	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	1789	65 %	90 %
101	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.17	9	2	70 %	70 %
102	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.17	9	2	70 %	70 %
103	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.17	7	2	29 %	88 %
104	Number of Sentences Size	-0.17	579	134	72 %	77 %
105	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.17	23	17	75 %	80 %
106	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.17	23	17	75 %	80 %
107	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.17	432	60	54 %	89 %
108	Uses Schema medicalorganization Other	-0.17	1	1	5 %	16 %
109	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	3	1	22 %	83 %
110	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.17	1	1	19 %	83 %
111	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.17	1	1	30 %	77 %
112	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1	1	25 %	84 %
113	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	16 %	87 %
114	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	66 %	83 %
115	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.17	17	9	59 %	72 %
116	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.17	1	1	13 %	88 %
117	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.17	1	1	71 %	69 %
118	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.17	1	1	1 %	14 %
119	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	72	4	30 %	78 %
120	Headings Has Question Other	-0.17	1	1	28 %	83 %
121	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.17	1	1	29 %	77 %
122	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.17	1	1	57 %	58 %
123	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	13	2	56 %	70 %
124	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.17	86	71	67 %	64 %
125	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	27 %	84 %
126	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.17	1261	55	58 %	90 %
127	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.17	174	9	59 %	78 %
128	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.16	152	8	20 %	83 %
129	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	4	2	50 %	72 %
130	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.16	21	3	26 %	87 %
131	Is Article Page Other	-0.16	1	1	36 %	77 %
132	Uses Schema description Other	-0.16	1	1	44 %	50 %
133	Uses Schema website Other	-0.16	1	1	30 %	80 %
134	Uses Schema name Other	-0.16	1	1	53 %	58 %
135	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.16	1	1	28 %	77 %
136	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	16 %	79 %
137	Variations Making Whole LI Tags Relevancy	-0.16	3	1	23 %	78 %
138	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.16	1	1	41 %	79 %
139	Uses Schema url Other	-0.16	1	1	49 %	58 %
140	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.16	1	1	75 %	78 %
141	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	6	1	13 %	78 %
142	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	85 %
143	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.16	1	1	15 %	68 %
144	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.16	95	3	21 %	89 %
145	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	181	64	59 %	87 %
146	Has Meta Twitter Card Authority	-0.16	1	1	49 %	45 %
147	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.16	8	4	51 %	75 %
148	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.15	1	1	26 %	80 %
149	Uses JSON-LD item Other	-0.15	1	1	20 %	69 %
150	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.15	1	1	17 %	72 %
151	Uses JSON-LD MedicalProcedure Other	-0.15	1	1	5 %	14 %
152	Uses Schema medicalprocedure Other	-0.15	1	1	5 %	14 %
153	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.15	1	1	28 %	78 %
154	TF/IDF Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	50 %	80 %
155	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.15	1	1	28 %	75 %
156	Has OpenGraph Type Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	56 %	51 %
157	Uses JSON-LD articleBody Other	-0.15	1	1	3 %	19 %
158	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.15	11	4	37 %	79 %
159	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	57 %	55 %
160	Uses Schema addressregion Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	70 %
161	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.15	1	1	28 %	74 %
162	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.15	1	1	17 %	75 %
163	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.15	2	1	28 %	72 %
164	Has OpenGraph Image Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	49 %	50 %
165	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	7	2	47 %	70 %
166	Uses JSON-LD WebSite Other	-0.15	1	1	27 %	83 %
167	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	10	1	13 %	77 %
168	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	14 %	81 %
169	Variations Making Whole Span Tags Relevancy	-0.15	4	1	18 %	86 %
170	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.15	24	10	48 %	77 %
171	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.15	1	1	28 %	61 %
172	Uses JSON-LD addressRegion Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	72 %
173	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	73 %
174	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.15	4	1	13 %	77 %
175	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.15	4	1	20 %	85 %
176	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	284	9	57 %	72 %
177	Search Result Has Rewritten Page Title Other	-0.15	1	1	46 %	51 %
178	Meta Description Length Size	-0.15	214	119	59 %	63 %
179	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.14	1	1	15 %	82 %
180	Variations in Button Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2482	38	10 %	85 %
181	Uses Schema addresslocality Other	-0.14	1	1	17 %	74 %
182	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.14	1057	266	74 %	65 %
183	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.14	864	298	74 %	50 %
184	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	28 %	81 %
185	Uses Schema image Other	-0.14	1	1	17 %	73 %
186	Title Tag Has Entities Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	58 %	68 %
187	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.14	1	1	38 %	49 %
188	Uses Schema copyrightyear Other	-0.14	1	1	2 %	20 %
189	Uses Schema postaladdress Other	-0.14	1	1	17 %	76 %
190	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.14	1	1	38 %	50 %
191	Uses Schema hasmap Other	-0.14	1	1	6 %	40 %
192	Variations making whole A Tags Relevancy	-0.14	10	2	26 %	84 %
193	Title Word Count Size	-0.14	17	8	75 %	57 %
194	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject	-0.14	1	1	25 %	85 %
195	Uses JSON-LD PostalAddress Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	76 %
196	Title Length Size	-0.14	118	54	75 %	57 %
197	Is Category Page Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	72 %
198	Variations in H4-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	11	2	15 %	74 %
199	Uses JSON-LD postalCode Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	78 %
200	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.14	965	84	54 %	79 %

Measures 154000 SEO Factors

152278 Built-In SEO Factors

143058 On-page SEO Factors

9220 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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