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	-0.32	1063	343	73 %	79 %
2	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.28	3	2	46 %	94 %
3	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.27	19099	633	21 %	85 %
4	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.27	255	29	33 %	91 %
5	Number of Images Size	-0.26	54	23	61 %	94 %
6	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	49	40	85 %	96 %
7	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.26	39	19	63 %	98 %
8	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.26	1	1	61 %	96 %
9	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	15	12	84 %	96 %
10	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.26	2	1	57 %	98 %
11	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.26	4	2	47 %	91 %
12	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.26	572	158	65 %	98 %
13	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.26	33485	1611	33 %	91 %
14	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.25	44	11	61 %	98 %
15	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.25	42	16	57 %	96 %
16	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	37	30	85 %	96 %
17	Number of P Tags Size	-0.25	92	38	61 %	100 %
18	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.25	5058	138	54 %	98 %
19	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.25	32	10	49 %	98 %
20	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.25	1	1	50 %	98 %
21	Word Count Size	-0.25	3552	1332	75 %	96 %
22	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.25	4	2	55 %	85 %
23	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.25	170	12	56 %	91 %
24	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	1	1	52 %	98 %
25	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	71	7	54 %	94 %
26	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.24	577	163	72 %	98 %
27	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.24	14387	1022	29 %	91 %
28	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	143	11	55 %	91 %
29	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	3	1	47 %	83 %
30	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.24	5	2	49 %	91 %
31	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.24	30	13	71 %	70 %
32	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.23	4278	1663	75 %	100 %
33	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.23	103	32	65 %	91 %
34	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	30	12	66 %	98 %
35	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	6	2	43 %	83 %
36	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.23	14	7	56 %	100 %
37	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.23	130	40	59 %	85 %
38	Is Home Page Other	-0.23	1	1	13 %	47 %
39	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.23	8681	1732	76 %	81 %
40	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.23	857	41	55 %	91 %
41	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.23	4973	139	58 %	85 %
42	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	30	11	66 %	98 %
43	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.22	84	62	81 %	57 %
44	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.22	2858	709	52 %	100 %
45	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.22	3	2	67 %	79 %
46	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.22	54	14	49 %	89 %
47	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.22	1	1	5 %	79 %
48	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.22	58	32	75 %	91 %
49	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.22	31	8	37 %	94 %
50	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	8	2	43 %	91 %
51	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	17	8	47 %	87 %
52	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.22	4	2	47 %	89 %
53	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.22	288	198	85 %	89 %
54	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.22	18	6	40 %	87 %
55	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.22	20716	534	63 %	96 %
56	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.21	1	1	4 %	79 %
57	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.21	331	121	70 %	96 %
58	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.21	2679	81	55 %	89 %
59	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.21	224	45	53 %	91 %
60	Number of Links Authority	-0.21	331	121	70 %	96 %
61	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.21	1	1	28 %	89 %
62	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.21	5857	155	40 %	87 %
63	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.21	320	110	69 %	91 %
64	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	48 %	87 %
65	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	63	5	43 %	94 %
66	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.2	135	28	53 %	91 %
67	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.2	331	118	70 %	98 %
68	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.2	1	1	43 %	85 %
69	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.2	501	21	43 %	91 %
70	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.2	189	62	33 %	85 %
71	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.2	1	1	49 %	77 %
72	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.2	1698	927	75 %	91 %
73	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.2	1	1	48 %	85 %
74	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.2	372	63	57 %	89 %
75	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	13	4	41 %	91 %
76	Uses Schema website Other	-0.2	1	1	33 %	79 %
77	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.2	21	7	45 %	94 %
78	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	39 %	89 %
79	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.19	3	2	74 %	64 %
80	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.19	3	2	74 %	64 %
81	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.19	1	1	38 %	89 %
82	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	2	82 %	85 %
83	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.19	1	1	34 %	85 %
84	Meta Description Tag Has Entities Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	61 %	55 %
85	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.19	2	1	23 %	91 %
86	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.19	153	145	82 %	79 %
87	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.19	45	7	27 %	91 %
88	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.19	20	12	65 %	89 %
89	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.19	86	77	73 %	55 %
90	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.19	3	1	29 %	87 %
91	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.19	1	1	32 %	85 %
92	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	84	21	42 %	100 %
93	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.19	8	4	69 %	79 %
94	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.19	2893	72	35 %	89 %
95	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.19	96	85	72 %	72 %
96	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1335	47	31 %	98 %
97	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.18	21	2	22 %	94 %
98	Uses Schema legalservice Other	-0.18	1	1	25 %	13 %
99	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.18	1	1	30 %	77 %
100	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.18	1	1	32 %	81 %
101	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.18	174	12	64 %	83 %
102	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.18	67316	1768	71 %	87 %
103	Uses Schema name Other	-0.18	1	1	58 %	62 %
104	Number of Forms Technology	-0.18	7	2	42 %	94 %
105	Is Article Page Other	-0.18	1	1	39 %	79 %
106	Uses Schema url Other	-0.18	1	1	52 %	64 %
107	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.18	1	1	30 %	77 %
108	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.18	58	8	25 %	87 %
109	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.18	11	2	59 %	62 %
110	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.18	4	2	55 %	66 %
111	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.18	3	2	44 %	89 %
112	TF/IDF Relevancy	-0.18	1	1	54 %	83 %
113	Has Form Technology	-0.18	1	1	41 %	89 %
114	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.17	163	46	62 %	87 %
115	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.17	8	4	60 %	72 %
116	Search Result Has Rewritten Page Title Other	-0.17	1	1	40 %	55 %
117	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.17	1	1	59 %	55 %
118	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.17	67316	1691	67 %	91 %
119	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.17	10	4	40 %	79 %
120	Uses JSON-LD LegalService	-0.17	1	1	25 %	13 %
121	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.17	1	1	77 %	72 %
122	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.17	7	2	51 %	64 %
123	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	68 %	83 %
124	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.17	1	1	42 %	60 %
125	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.17	1	1	20 %	79 %
126	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	42 %	81 %
127	Uses JSON-LD WebSite	-0.17	1	1	27 %	81 %
128	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.17	1	1	42 %	60 %
129	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.17	8	4	52 %	94 %
130	Uses Schema description Other	-0.17	1	1	46 %	62 %
131	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.17	7	2	31 %	87 %
132	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	3	1	24 %	87 %
133	Number of Questions Size	-0.17	31	14	66 %	55 %
134	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	30 %	89 %
135	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	84	18	34 %	94 %
136	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	13	2	62 %	74 %
137	Number of Sentences Size	-0.17	255	139	74 %	70 %
138	Uses JSON-LD item Other	-0.16	1	1	22 %	81 %
139	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	29 %	89 %
140	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	6	1	14 %	87 %
141	Uses Schema datepublished Other	-0.16	1	1	39 %	57 %
142	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.16	6	1	14 %	89 %
143	Headings Has Question Other	-0.16	1	1	31 %	85 %
144	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.16	2	1	33 %	77 %
145	Uses JSON-LD articleBody Other	-0.16	1	1	5 %	23 %
146	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.16	1	1	30 %	89 %
147	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.16	17	10	66 %	64 %
148	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.16	505	250	76 %	55 %
149	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	28 %	87 %
150	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	72	5	30 %	83 %
151	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.16	1	1	22 %	81 %
152	Has Email Trust	-0.16	1	1	40 %	70 %
153	Uses JSON-LD email Other	-0.16	1	1	8 %	77 %
154	Variations in Search Result Summary Relevancy	-0.16	36	4	74 %	64 %
155	Uses Schema headline Other	-0.16	1	1	17 %	68 %
156	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.16	1	1	15 %	87 %
157	Uses JSON-LD headline Other	-0.16	1	1	16 %	66 %
158	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.16	1	1	28 %	87 %
159	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.16	1	1	32 %	72 %
160	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.16	1	1	1 %	13 %
161	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.16	2	1	17 %	87 %
162	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.16	6	2	34 %	89 %
163	Title Tag Has Entities Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	71 %	62 %
164	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.16	7	3	27 %	87 %
165	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	16 %	89 %
166	Meta Description Length Size	-0.16	214	131	63 %	62 %
167	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	81 %
168	Variations in I Tags Relevancy	-0.15	15	4	20 %	83 %
169	Uses Schema email Other	-0.15	1	1	8 %	77 %
170	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	83 %
171	Has Canonical URL Authority	-0.15	1	1	68 %	51 %
172	Entities in H4 Tags	-0.15	9	2	17 %	96 %
173	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.15	1	1	74 %	66 %
174	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.15	1	1	29 %	62 %
175	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	29 %	87 %
176	Uses Schema copyrightyear Other	-0.15	1	1	2 %	36 %
177	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.15	95	5	25 %	94 %
178	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.15	269	75	58 %	79 %
179	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	85 %
180	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	64 %	53 %
181	Number of Bytes to First Match Size	-0.15	3815535	1421248	82 %	23 %
182	Uses Schema addressregion Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	81 %
183	Exact Matches in Sentences Relevancy	-0.15	35	3	16 %	81 %
184	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.15	493	290	77 %	51 %
185	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.15	23	17	77 %	85 %
186	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.15	23	17	77 %	85 %
187	Has Meta Description Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	61 %	53 %
188	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.15	34	21	63 %	62 %
189	Uses JSON-LD telePhone Other	-0.15	1	1	13 %	85 %
190	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.15	93	58	59 %	85 %
191	Has OpenGraph Type Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	61 %	49 %
192	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	29 %	85 %
193	Uses JSON-LD copyrightYear Other	-0.15	1	1	2 %	34 %
194	Uses JSON-LD addressRegion Other	-0.15	1	1	13 %	83 %
195	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	284	10	63 %	72 %
196	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	16 %	83 %
197	Uses Schema articlebody Other	-0.15	1	1	4 %	32 %
198	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.15	4	1	14 %	79 %
199	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	29 %	85 %
200	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.15	1	1	13 %	81 %

Measures 153996 SEO Factors

152274 Built-In SEO Factors

143054 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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