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	233	71 %	83 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.29	762	42	32 %	93 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.28	147697	1973	32 %	93 %
4	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.28	123617	1543	29 %	93 %
5	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.27	1	1	59 %	92 %
6	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.27	47	19	59 %	92 %
7	Number of Images Size	-0.27	79	23	58 %	92 %
8	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	147	38	58 %	91 %
9	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.27	50	36	83 %	92 %
10	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.26	62	16	53 %	90 %
11	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	30725	538	21 %	90 %
12	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.26	3	1	55 %	94 %
13	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	70	12	58 %	94 %
14	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	38	27	83 %	93 %
15	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.26	15	7	53 %	93 %
16	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	16	11	83 %	90 %
17	Word Count Size	-0.25	7427	1408	73 %	94 %
18	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	8335	1733	73 %	94 %
19	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	304	10	46 %	85 %
20	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5058	60	46 %	89 %
21	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.24	4829	625	54 %	96 %
22	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	254	8	45 %	86 %
23	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	91	5	44 %	86 %
24	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	82 %
25	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.23	232	31	63 %	91 %
26	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	331	116	67 %	93 %
27	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	331	114	67 %	93 %
28	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.23	1	1	5 %	82 %
29	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.23	1	1	42 %	87 %
30	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	331	115	67 %	93 %
31	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	70	12	62 %	94 %
32	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	48	11	61 %	94 %
33	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	5	1	39 %	83 %
34	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	84	18	42 %	94 %
35	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.22	589	120	51 %	97 %
36	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	25	8	45 %	88 %
37	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	44	12	67 %	64 %
38	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.22	8	1	36 %	89 %
39	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.22	320	105	66 %	92 %
40	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	599	49	56 %	91 %
41	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.22	29355	2371	74 %	87 %
42	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.22	857	29	45 %	87 %
43	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.22	9	2	40 %	88 %
44	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	8	2	35 %	84 %
45	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.22	4973	49	48 %	81 %
46	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	6	2	34 %	84 %
47	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.22	44	8	42 %	93 %
48	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.22	2790	928	74 %	92 %
49	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.21	32	7	38 %	96 %
50	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	340	55 %	87 %
51	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.21	592	123	57 %	96 %
52	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	319	176	84 %	87 %
53	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.21	8	1	37 %	86 %
54	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.21	6	2	38 %	93 %
55	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	40 %	95 %
56	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.21	3224	49	46 %	83 %
57	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	82	4	35 %	84 %
58	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	13	4	43 %	92 %
59	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.21	3	1	20 %	93 %
60	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	38 %	93 %
61	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.2	3	2	65 %	80 %
62	Number of Forms Technology	-0.2	7	2	37 %	89 %
63	Number of Includes Technology	-0.2	63	24	65 %	84 %
64	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.2	15	2	43 %	81 %
65	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	148	15	44 %	86 %
66	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.2	1	1	29 %	83 %
67	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.2	12	2	30 %	88 %
68	Is Home Page Other	-0.2	1	1	12 %	60 %
69	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.2	4	2	28 %	88 %
70	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.2	11644	128	28 %	85 %
71	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.2	21	9	58 %	79 %
72	Has Form Technology	-0.19	1	1	35 %	88 %
73	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	111	19	35 %	91 %
74	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	850	62 %	81 %
75	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	1	80 %	84 %
76	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.19	1155	16	29 %	85 %
77	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.19	1	1	44 %	84 %
78	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.19	517	13	36 %	91 %
79	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.19	1	1	40 %	82 %
80	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.19	387	8	32 %	81 %
81	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.19	153	146	82 %	78 %
82	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.19	87	62	82 %	56 %
83	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.19	7	2	29 %	88 %
84	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.19	2	1	17 %	86 %
85	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	822	60 %	84 %
86	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	22 %	83 %
87	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.19	5857	67	34 %	81 %
88	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.19	31	6	31 %	95 %
89	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.18	21	4	48 %	91 %
90	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	62 %	76 %
91	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	62 %	76 %
92	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.18	28	12	60 %	84 %
93	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	163	4	27 %	81 %
94	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.18	1	1	47 %	71 %
95	Headings Has Question Other	-0.18	1	1	29 %	85 %
96	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.18	82	24	60 %	93 %
97	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.18	1	1	28 %	75 %
98	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.18	1	1	29 %	76 %
99	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.18	1	1	33 %	79 %
100	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1335	28	28 %	89 %
101	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.18	43	2	36 %	84 %
102	Is Article Page Other	-0.18	1	1	33 %	78 %
103	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.18	2	1	13 %	88 %
104	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.18	23	17	73 %	78 %
105	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.18	23	17	73 %	78 %
106	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.18	2456	54	54 %	85 %
107	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	1226	47	42 %	91 %
108	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.17	99	82	68 %	75 %
109	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	835	29	42 %	91 %
110	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	39 %	82 %
111	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	60 %	81 %
112	Uses Schema website Other	-0.17	1	1	27 %	76 %
113	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1	1	31 %	90 %
114	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.17	152	8	20 %	79 %
115	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.17	21	3	25 %	88 %
116	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	13	2	49 %	75 %
117	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.17	1	1	52 %	61 %
118	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	26 %	81 %
119	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.17	2	1	26 %	72 %
120	Number of Sentences Size	-0.16	790	149	71 %	78 %
121	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.16	11	2	43 %	65 %
122	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.16	28	2	19 %	84 %
123	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	82 %
124	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	76 %
125	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	74 %
126	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.16	4	1	18 %	86 %
127	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.16	87	71	67 %	69 %
128	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.16	1	1	19 %	83 %
129	Uses JSON-LD WebSite	-0.16	1	1	25 %	78 %
130	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.16	186	7	49 %	80 %
131	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	3	1	18 %	82 %
132	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	77 %
133	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	274	62	57 %	84 %
134	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	9	1	13 %	85 %
135	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.16	4826	38	27 %	84 %
136	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	74 %
137	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	73 %
138	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	8	3	50 %	84 %
139	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.16	5	1	15 %	81 %
140	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	41	2	44 %	73 %
141	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.16	1	1	24 %	65 %
142	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	2	1	12 %	79 %
143	Uses Schema name Other	-0.15	1	1	50 %	57 %
144	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.15	432	51	46 %	89 %
145	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	11	2	12 %	80 %
146	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	26 %	83 %
147	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.15	1	1	35 %	45 %
148	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	38	2	39 %	69 %
149	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	81 %
150	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	73 %
151	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	75 %
152	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.15	1	1	35 %	45 %
153	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	72 %
154	Uses JSON-LD item Other	-0.15	1	1	19 %	71 %
155	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.15	1	1	73 %	81 %
156	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	71 %
157	Variations in Search Result Summary Relevancy	-0.15	43	3	61 %	61 %
158	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.15	1057	255	73 %	61 %
159	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.15	1	1	1 %	15 %
160	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.15	1	1	70 %	73 %
161	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	11 %	81 %
162	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.15	965	79	50 %	73 %
163	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	14 %	77 %
164	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.15	96	3	19 %	84 %
165	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	71 %
166	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	52	5	19 %	87 %
167	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.14	864	299	73 %	47 %
168	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.14	26	5	36 %	80 %
169	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.14	61	17	68 %	82 %
170	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.14	192	6	53 %	63 %
171	Uses Schema image Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	76 %
172	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	76 %
173	Has RSS Link Authority	-0.14	1	1	20 %	65 %
174	Number of Questions Size	-0.14	64	14	60 %	59 %
175	Uses Schema url Other	-0.14	1	1	46 %	58 %
176	Variations making whole A Tags Relevancy	-0.14	10	1	22 %	82 %
177	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	24	10	48 %	82 %
178	Variations in I Tags Relevancy	-0.14	371	5	15 %	80 %
179	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.14	1	1	30 %	59 %
180	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.14	300	6	48 %	68 %
181	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	8	3	43 %	80 %
182	Uses Schema description Other	-0.14	1	1	40 %	50 %
183	Is Store Page Other	-0.14	1	1	36 %	65 %
184	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.14	1	1	10 %	76 %
185	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	55 %	53 %
186	TF/IDF Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	43 %	80 %
187	Number of HREF Lang Tags Size	-0.14	29	2	9 %	80 %
188	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	72 %
189	Variations in Article Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1272	16	16 %	80 %
190	Has Email Trust	-0.14	1	1	36 %	73 %
191	Number of Nofollow Links Authority	-0.14	41	2	17 %	82 %
192	Variations in Button Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2482	19	10 %	84 %
193	Uses JSON-LD EntryPoint Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	75 %
194	Uses Schema caption Other	-0.14	1	1	17 %	68 %
195	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	67 %
196	Uses JSON-LD ReadAction Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	70 %
197	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.14	495	120	69 %	39 %
198	Uses JSON-LD caption Other	-0.14	1	1	17 %	68 %
199	Uses JSON-LD telePhone Other	-0.14	1	1	12 %	77 %
200	Number of H5 Tags Size	-0.14	11	2	11 %	84 %

Measures 154037 SEO Factors

152315 Built-In SEO Factors

143090 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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