200 Top SEO Ranking Factors February 2026

TOP SEO Factors for 2026-02 previous

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	Name	Correlation	#1 Max	Page 1 Avg	Usage %	Searches %
1	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.23	1	1	5 %	67 %
2	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.22	1	1	5 %	66 %
3	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	16	12	93 %	89 %
4	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.2	7535	1532	82 %	87 %
5	Number of Unique LSI Words Used Diversity	-0.2	1273	320	81 %	75 %
6	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.2	35	2	43 %	79 %
7	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.2	49	7	79 %	85 %
8	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.19	39	29	93 %	90 %
9	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.19	51	38	93 %	91 %
10	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.19	7	3	60 %	95 %
11	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.18	53	2	46 %	80 %
12	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.18	582	185	94 %	84 %
13	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.18	151	2	55 %	78 %
14	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.18	203862	7484	47 %	47 %
15	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.18	28658	332	47 %	47 %
16	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.18	566	29	66 %	85 %
17	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	12	4	60 %	83 %
18	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	16	6	62 %	85 %
19	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	17	7	63 %	84 %
20	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.17	339517	8874	42 %	46 %
21	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.17	3	2	79 %	83 %
22	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.17	2222	106	72 %	88 %
23	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.17	53	2	79 %	84 %
24	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.17	6	2	49 %	90 %
25	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.17	499	5	50 %	81 %
26	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.17	61	26	69 %	93 %
27	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	3	1	53 %	82 %
28	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.17	4364	217	76 %	87 %
29	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.17	4364	216	76 %	88 %
30	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.17	431	36	72 %	83 %
31	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	3	2	66 %	81 %
32	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.16	49174	536	65 %	85 %
33	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	11	3	47 %	80 %
34	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	9	2	43 %	84 %
35	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.16	4	3	76 %	85 %
36	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	3	2	55 %	82 %
37	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	8	2	40 %	84 %
38	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.16	1433	22	68 %	81 %
39	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	2	1	25 %	80 %
40	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.16	3	2	70 %	76 %
41	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.16	26199	818	36 %	45 %
42	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.16	134890	1440	63 %	85 %
43	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.16	557	123	64 %	90 %
44	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.16	260	20	64 %	83 %
45	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.16	8	3	51 %	88 %
46	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	112	23	60 %	85 %
47	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.16	555	120	61 %	91 %
48	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.16	862	20	64 %	88 %
49	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	160	35	60 %	86 %
50	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.16	53	12	72 %	82 %
51	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.15	34	6	47 %	89 %
52	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	29 %	82 %
53	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.15	787	64	63 %	82 %
54	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.15	5	2	53 %	79 %
55	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.15	10	3	70 %	75 %
56	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.15	83	6	45 %	79 %
57	Number of Images Size	-0.15	368	34	73 %	84 %
58	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.15	362	25	67 %	84 %
59	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.15	3	2	67 %	83 %
60	Number of Includes Technology	-0.15	46	26	79 %	77 %
61	Number of P Tags Size	-0.15	135	39	71 %	83 %
62	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.15	6243	1774	81 %	84 %
63	Word Count Size	-0.15	4962	1392	82 %	84 %
64	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.15	99	83	78 %	85 %
65	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.15	50	14	54 %	81 %
66	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.15	19	10	72 %	72 %
67	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	52 %	77 %
68	LSI Words in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	14	5	60 %	91 %
69	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	3	2	50 %	81 %
70	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.15	57	21	72 %	78 %
71	TF/IDF Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	60 %	79 %
72	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	2624	33	62 %	78 %
73	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.14	394	125	77 %	80 %
74	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.14	93	73	78 %	81 %
75	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.14	365	13	28 %	82 %
76	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.14	400	127	77 %	79 %
77	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.14	384	115	76 %	80 %
78	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.14	1	1	71 %	78 %
79	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.14	2416	946	83 %	84 %
80	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.14	55	16	37 %	79 %
81	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.14	398	45	68 %	85 %
82	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.14	148	11	55 %	82 %
83	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.14	7065	681	58 %	91 %
84	Number of Links Authority	-0.14	396	124	77 %	79 %
85	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.14	3	1	56 %	79 %
86	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	4	1	22 %	76 %
87	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.14	40	12	71 %	77 %
88	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.14	155	29	75 %	82 %
89	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.14	6	2	91 %	83 %
90	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.14	79	8	48 %	81 %
91	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.14	31	8	65 %	77 %
92	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	18	4	51 %	89 %
93	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.14	31	6	39 %	93 %
94	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.14	98	4	40 %	76 %
95	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.14	510	57	37 %	83 %
96	Variations making whole A Tags Relevancy	-0.14	6	1	28 %	76 %
97	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.14	6	1	29 %	74 %
98	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.14	27	11	69 %	73 %
99	Number of External Links Authority	-0.14	41	14	72 %	77 %
100	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.14	313	21	46 %	87 %
101	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.14	81	59	94 %	65 %
102	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	8	3	35 %	81 %
103	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.13	1	1	81 %	75 %
104	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.13	2	1	26 %	75 %
105	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.13	245	64	65 %	82 %
106	Number of Sentences Size	-0.13	458	130	80 %	81 %
107	Has Email Trust	-0.13	1	1	41 %	68 %
108	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.13	24	17	82 %	76 %
109	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.13	25	9	58 %	81 %
110	Has Canonical URL Authority	-0.13	1	1	70 %	73 %
111	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.13	19	2	41 %	72 %
112	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.13	24	17	83 %	76 %
113	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	7	1	16 %	81 %
114	Has Form Technology	-0.13	1	1	47 %	74 %
115	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	49 %	84 %
116	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.13	1	1	53 %	74 %
117	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.13	549	9	38 %	79 %
118	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.13	21	10	50 %	88 %
119	Number of Forms Technology	-0.13	7	2	47 %	78 %
120	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.13	823	13	41 %	79 %
121	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	2	1	15 %	76 %
122	Uses Schema aggregaterating Other	-0.13	1	1	11 %	59 %
123	Variations Making Whole Span Tags Relevancy	-0.13	15	1	18 %	73 %
124	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.13	1	1	80 %	75 %
125	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.13	12	2	27 %	75 %
126	Exact Matches in Sentences Relevancy	-0.13	38	2	19 %	81 %
127	Has Meta Description Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	66 %	74 %
128	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.13	32	17	79 %	76 %
129	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.13	23	5	58 %	75 %
130	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	2	1	13 %	76 %
131	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.13	7	2	37 %	77 %
132	Variations in the last 100 words Relevancy	-0.13	1448	20	51 %	78 %
133	Title Tag Has Entities Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	60 %	86 %
134	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.13	1	1	45 %	72 %
135	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.13	13	2	39 %	78 %
136	Meta Description Length Size	-0.12	339	118	66 %	78 %
137	Has FavIcon Technology	-0.12	1	1	75 %	71 %
138	Is Home Page Other	-0.12	1	1	19 %	45 %
139	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.12	818	285	80 %	81 %
140	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.12	98	20	49 %	87 %
141	Uses Schema name Other	-0.12	1	1	59 %	68 %
142	Variations in TITLE Attributes Relevancy	-0.12	25	5	38 %	76 %
143	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.12	1	1	57 %	71 %
144	Is Article Page Other	-0.12	1	1	43 %	68 %
145	Uses Schema bestrating Other	-0.12	1	1	7 %	49 %
146	Variations in I Tags Relevancy	-0.12	12	3	23 %	74 %
147	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.12	1	1	34 %	68 %
148	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.12	1	1	17 %	67 %
149	Number of Prices Size	-0.12	422	73	67 %	81 %
150	Uses Schema operatingsystem Other	-0.12	1	1	4 %	15 %
151	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.12	974	315	81 %	71 %
152	Uses Schema image Other	-0.12	1	1	21 %	67 %
153	Uses Schema url Other	-0.12	1	1	55 %	65 %
154	Uses Schema worstrating Other	-0.12	1	1	5 %	46 %
155	Exact Matches in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.12	2	1	14 %	76 %
156	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.12	21	2	16 %	78 %
157	Uses JSON-LD AggregateRating Other	-0.12	1	1	9 %	62 %
158	Uses Schema product Other	-0.12	1	1	7 %	49 %
159	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.12	55	19	66 %	79 %
160	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.12	14	2	23 %	76 %
161	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.12	1	1	33 %	62 %
162	Has Meta Twitter Card Authority	-0.12	1	1	53 %	62 %
163	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.12	1	1	62 %	71 %
164	Leading Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.12	6	1	15 %	75 %
165	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.12	1	1	41 %	69 %
166	Variations Making Whole LI Tags Relevancy	-0.12	8	1	24 %	75 %
167	Number of Questions Size	-0.12	68	12	67 %	77 %
168	Has OpenGraph Type Relevancy	-0.12	1	1	61 %	68 %
169	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.12	1	1	34 %	69 %
170	Title Length Size	-0.12	88	52	81 %	80 %
171	Uses JSON-LD item Other	-0.12	1	1	23 %	66 %
172	Uses Schema ratingvalue Other	-0.12	1	1	11 %	56 %
173	Uses Schema applicationcategory Other	-0.12	1	1	4 %	15 %
174	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.12	194	153	93 %	69 %
175	Title Word Count Size	-0.12	12	8	81 %	79 %
176	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.12	1	1	11 %	65 %
177	Variations in Meta Twitter Content Relevancy	-0.12	1	1	25 %	66 %
178	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.12	16	3	34 %	76 %
179	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.12	1	1	41 %	71 %
180	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.12	429	118	77 %	68 %
181	Variations in Meta Twitter Description Relevancy	-0.12	2	1	23 %	68 %
182	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.12	2	1	36 %	60 %
183	Uses Microdata price Other	-0.12	1	1	2 %	17 %
184	Uses Schema pricecurrency Other	-0.12	1	1	5 %	49 %
185	Uses Microdata contentUrl	-0.12	1	1	2 %	25 %
186	Uses JSON-LD bestRating Other	-0.12	1	1	7 %	48 %
187	Uses JSON-LD worstRating Other	-0.12	1	1	5 %	43 %
188	Variations making whole H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.12	1	1	7 %	79 %
189	Headings Has Question Other	-0.12	1	1	36 %	70 %
190	Uses JSON-LD HomeAndConstructionBusiness Other	-0.12	1	1	3 %	19 %
191	Uses JSON-LD Product Other	-0.12	1	1	6 %	51 %
192	Uses Schema localbusiness Other	-0.12	1	1	10 %	52 %
193	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.12	1	1	33 %	69 %
194	Uses Schema review Other	-0.12	1	1	6 %	44 %
195	Uses JSON-LD Review Other	-0.12	1	1	5 %	45 %
196	Uses JSON-LD operatingSystem Other	-0.12	1	1	4 %	15 %
197	Variations in Button Tags Relevancy	-0.12	45	2	8 %	75 %
198	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.12	1	1	30 %	70 %
199	Uses Schema comment Other	-0.12	1	1	2 %	16 %
200	Uses JSON-LD addressRegion Other	-0.12	1	1	18 %	59 %

Measures 149684 SEO Factors

147962 Built-In SEO Factors

138787 On-page SEO Factors

9175 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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