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	237	71 %	82 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.28	762	38	33 %	92 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.28	147697	1688	33 %	93 %
4	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.27	123617	1337	30 %	92 %
5	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.27	47	20	60 %	90 %
6	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	147	38	59 %	91 %
7	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	50	36	84 %	91 %
8	Number of Images Size	-0.26	106	24	59 %	93 %
9	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.26	1	1	60 %	92 %
10	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.26	3	1	55 %	92 %
11	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	70	12	59 %	93 %
12	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	35381	436	21 %	89 %
13	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.25	15	7	54 %	92 %
14	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.25	70	17	54 %	91 %
15	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	38	27	84 %	92 %
16	Word Count Size	-0.25	7427	1431	74 %	93 %
17	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	8335	1758	74 %	93 %
18	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	16	11	84 %	90 %
19	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	81 %
20	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.24	29355	2288	74 %	89 %
21	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	304	9	47 %	86 %
22	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5058	51	47 %	90 %
23	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	254	8	47 %	87 %
24	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	502	116	68 %	92 %
25	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	505	117	68 %	92 %
26	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	505	118	68 %	92 %
27	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.23	1	1	5 %	81 %
28	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	91	5	45 %	88 %
29	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.23	232	30	64 %	89 %
30	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.23	4829	618	53 %	95 %
31	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	70	12	63 %	93 %
32	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	48	11	62 %	93 %
33	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.23	494	107	66 %	91 %
34	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.23	589	124	53 %	95 %
35	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.23	1	1	42 %	85 %
36	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.23	2801	935	74 %	92 %
37	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.22	32	7	40 %	95 %
38	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.22	8	1	36 %	88 %
39	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.22	18	2	43 %	88 %
40	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	27	8	46 %	88 %
41	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	44	12	66 %	69 %
42	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.22	857	26	46 %	87 %
43	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.22	44	8	43 %	93 %
44	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	599	51	56 %	91 %
45	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.22	592	127	58 %	95 %
46	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	259	56 %	89 %
47	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	84	17	42 %	94 %
48	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	8	2	35 %	85 %
49	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.21	3	2	66 %	80 %
50	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	6	2	34 %	85 %
51	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	5	1	40 %	86 %
52	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.21	6	2	40 %	92 %
53	Number of Forms Technology	-0.21	7	2	37 %	88 %
54	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	40 %	91 %
55	Number of Includes Technology	-0.21	63	25	66 %	83 %
56	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	82	4	36 %	85 %
57	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	41 %	93 %
58	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.21	4973	40	50 %	82 %
59	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.21	8	1	37 %	87 %
60	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.21	3224	40	47 %	82 %
61	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	319	176	84 %	86 %
62	Has Form Technology	-0.2	1	1	36 %	85 %
63	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	13	4	43 %	91 %
64	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	148	15	45 %	86 %
65	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.2	11644	104	28 %	87 %
66	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.2	3	1	21 %	89 %
67	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.2	15	2	34 %	88 %
68	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.2	15	2	43 %	82 %
69	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.2	9	2	30 %	88 %
70	Is Home Page Other	-0.19	1	1	12 %	57 %
71	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.19	25	9	60 %	78 %
72	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.19	1	1	44 %	82 %
73	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.19	31	7	32 %	95 %
74	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	637	63 %	83 %
75	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.19	7	2	29 %	86 %
76	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	1	81 %	85 %
77	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.19	82	25	62 %	93 %
78	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.19	8	1	19 %	86 %
79	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.19	517	12	37 %	90 %
80	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	619	61 %	86 %
81	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.19	31	5	50 %	89 %
82	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.19	1	1	30 %	83 %
83	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.18	387	8	33 %	83 %
84	Uses JSON-LD url	-0.18	1	1	39 %	81 %
85	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	111	18	35 %	91 %
86	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.18	5857	53	35 %	81 %
87	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.18	1155	14	29 %	85 %
88	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1	1	22 %	82 %
89	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.18	87	62	84 %	58 %
90	Headings Has Question Other	-0.18	1	1	30 %	82 %
91	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	63 %	75 %
92	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	63 %	75 %
93	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	163	4	28 %	82 %
94	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1	1	32 %	88 %
95	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.18	154	146	83 %	76 %
96	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.18	24	17	73 %	76 %
97	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.18	24	17	73 %	76 %
98	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.18	28	12	62 %	85 %
99	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.18	2456	52	55 %	85 %
100	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.18	1	1	39 %	81 %
101	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	60 %	81 %
102	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1335	25	28 %	88 %
103	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	1226	44	42 %	90 %
104	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	13 %	86 %
105	Is Article Page Other	-0.17	1	1	33 %	75 %
106	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.17	21	3	26 %	85 %
107	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.17	1	1	33 %	78 %
108	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.17	43	2	36 %	84 %
109	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.17	1	1	28 %	76 %
110	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	835	27	42 %	91 %
111	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.17	1	1	28 %	76 %
112	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.17	1	1	48 %	68 %
113	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	26 %	80 %
114	Number of Sentences Size	-0.17	860	148	71 %	79 %
115	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.17	99	81	68 %	76 %
116	Uses Schema website Other	-0.17	1	1	27 %	71 %
117	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.17	1	1	20 %	82 %
118	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.16	162	8	21 %	80 %
119	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	13	2	50 %	72 %
120	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	81 %
121	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.16	4	1	19 %	85 %
122	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.16	1	1	52 %	60 %
123	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	3	1	18 %	83 %
124	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	76 %
125	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.16	88	71	67 %	69 %
126	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.16	2	1	26 %	70 %
127	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.16	11	2	44 %	64 %
128	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	26 %	80 %
129	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.16	5	1	15 %	79 %
130	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.16	28	2	19 %	85 %
131	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	41	2	44 %	74 %
132	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	8	3	52 %	84 %
133	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	274	60	58 %	84 %
134	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	9	1	15 %	84 %
135	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	71 %
136	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.16	1	1	24 %	64 %
137	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.16	61	17	69 %	81 %
138	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	73 %
139	Uses JSON-LD WebSite Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	75 %
140	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	3	1	13 %	81 %
141	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	73 %
142	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.15	533	53	46 %	89 %
143	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.15	4826	28	29 %	83 %
144	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	75 %
145	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.15	1057	259	73 %	62 %
146	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	72 %
147	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	73 %
148	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.15	1	1	73 %	81 %
149	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	78 %
150	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	14 %	77 %
151	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	2	1	11 %	82 %
152	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	11	2	13 %	78 %
153	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.15	864	305	73 %	49 %
154	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.15	186	7	48 %	80 %
155	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	38	2	40 %	70 %
156	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.15	26	5	37 %	80 %
157	Number of Questions Size	-0.15	72	13	59 %	59 %
158	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.15	9	3	46 %	80 %
159	Is Store Page Other	-0.15	1	1	36 %	65 %
160	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.15	1871	86	50 %	74 %
161	Has Email Trust	-0.15	1	1	35 %	74 %
162	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.14	96	3	19 %	85 %
163	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	24 %	68 %
164	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	24 %	70 %
165	Uses Schema name Other	-0.14	1	1	50 %	55 %
166	Number of Nofollow Links Authority	-0.14	41	2	16 %	80 %
167	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.14	1	1	35 %	44 %
168	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.14	1	1	1 %	14 %
169	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.14	1	1	36 %	43 %
170	Variations in Search Result Summary Relevancy	-0.14	43	3	61 %	62 %
171	Uses Schema image Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	74 %
172	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.14	1	1	70 %	73 %
173	Number of HREF Lang Tags Size	-0.14	29	2	9 %	81 %
174	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	52	5	19 %	86 %
175	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	77 %
176	Entities in H4 Tags	-0.14	22	2	13 %	89 %
177	Variations Making Whole LI Tags Relevancy	-0.14	4	1	20 %	80 %
178	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	73 %
179	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.14	495	121	69 %	41 %
180	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.14	300	5	48 %	66 %
181	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.14	1	1	10 %	78 %
182	Uses JSON-LD item	-0.14	1	1	19 %	71 %
183	Uses Schema description Other	-0.14	1	1	40 %	46 %
184	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	68 %
185	Variations making whole A Tags Relevancy	-0.14	10	1	23 %	82 %
186	Number of H5 Tags Size	-0.14	11	2	11 %	83 %
187	Variations in Button Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2482	13	10 %	84 %
188	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	30	9	47 %	84 %
189	Variations in I Tags Relevancy	-0.14	371	4	16 %	80 %
190	Has Domain Phrase In Title Trust	-0.14	1	1	13 %	64 %
191	Variations Making Whole Span Tags Relevancy	-0.14	4	1	16 %	86 %
192	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	55 %	53 %
193	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.14	192	5	54 %	64 %
194	Uses Schema entrypoint Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	71 %
195	Has Meta Twitter Card Authority	-0.14	1	1	47 %	40 %
196	Uses JSON-LD EntryPoint Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	73 %
197	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	71 %
198	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	63	19	60 %	60 %
199	Uses Schema url Other	-0.14	1	1	46 %	53 %
200	Variations in Article Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1272	15	16 %	79 %

Measures 154081 SEO Factors

152359 Built-In SEO Factors

143134 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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