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	221	70 %	84 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.29	762	42	31 %	93 %
3	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.29	1	1	57 %	93 %
4	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.29	147697	2162	31 %	92 %
5	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.28	123617	1670	28 %	92 %
6	Number of Images Size	-0.28	63	22	56 %	90 %
7	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.28	47	19	58 %	94 %
8	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.27	3	1	53 %	95 %
9	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	128	36	57 %	91 %
10	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.27	48	15	52 %	89 %
11	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	49	35	83 %	93 %
12	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	24837	503	21 %	90 %
13	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	70	11	56 %	95 %
14	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.26	15	7	52 %	93 %
15	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	16	11	83 %	90 %
16	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	37	26	83 %	93 %
17	Word Count Size	-0.25	7427	1303	73 %	95 %
18	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	8335	1599	73 %	96 %
19	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	84 %
20	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.24	2858	582	54 %	96 %
21	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	71	5	44 %	86 %
22	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	170	9	46 %	85 %
23	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5058	58	46 %	88 %
24	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	143	8	45 %	86 %
25	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	84 %
26	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.24	103	31	62 %	91 %
27	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5	1	38 %	83 %
28	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.23	1	1	41 %	85 %
29	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.23	431	47	55 %	92 %
30	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	84	18	43 %	95 %
31	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	44	11	61 %	95 %
32	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	44	10	60 %	95 %
33	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	331	115	66 %	93 %
34	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	331	113	66 %	93 %
35	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	331	114	66 %	93 %
36	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.23	3	1	35 %	87 %
37	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.23	21680	2148	73 %	87 %
38	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.22	4973	61	48 %	82 %
39	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	43	13	72 %	57 %
40	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	8	2	34 %	83 %
41	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.22	44	8	40 %	92 %
42	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	6	2	33 %	83 %
43	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.22	857	28	45 %	86 %
44	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.22	572	115	51 %	98 %
45	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.22	320	104	65 %	92 %
46	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	25	8	42 %	89 %
47	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.21	5	2	36 %	93 %
48	Number of Forms Technology	-0.21	7	2	35 %	90 %
49	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	13	4	43 %	95 %
50	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.21	32	7	37 %	97 %
51	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.21	4	2	40 %	89 %
52	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.21	1	1	30 %	83 %
53	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	39 %	96 %
54	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.21	2790	916	73 %	93 %
55	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.21	577	118	56 %	98 %
56	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.21	4	1	36 %	87 %
57	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	288	173	83 %	87 %
58	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	38 %	93 %
59	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	63	4	35 %	83 %
60	Has Form Technology	-0.21	1	1	35 %	89 %
61	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.2	26573	331	54 %	87 %
62	Is Home Page Other	-0.2	1	1	13 %	61 %
63	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.2	2679	44	45 %	83 %
64	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	55	15	43 %	87 %
65	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.2	3	2	64 %	79 %
66	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.2	1	1	43 %	83 %
67	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.2	1	1	39 %	84 %
68	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.2	153	146	81 %	78 %
69	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.2	1155	17	29 %	86 %
70	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.2	3	1	20 %	93 %
71	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.2	4	2	42 %	81 %
72	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.2	4	1	27 %	87 %
73	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	95	17	35 %	91 %
74	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	1	79 %	85 %
75	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.19	8579	103	27 %	82 %
76	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.19	87	62	82 %	56 %
77	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.19	387	8	32 %	80 %
78	Number of Includes Technology	-0.19	47	24	64 %	83 %
79	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.19	1	1	32 %	82 %
80	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.19	1	1	45 %	71 %
81	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	21 %	82 %
82	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.19	11	2	30 %	86 %
83	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.19	501	13	35 %	91 %
84	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.19	5857	67	33 %	80 %
85	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.19	28	11	59 %	85 %
86	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.19	21	9	57 %	76 %
87	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	1139	63 %	79 %
88	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.18	23	17	72 %	80 %
89	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.18	23	17	72 %	80 %
90	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	62 %	75 %
91	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	62 %	75 %
92	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.18	15	4	48 %	91 %
93	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.18	7	2	27 %	89 %
94	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.18	1	1	28 %	76 %
95	Uses Schema website Other	-0.18	1	1	26 %	79 %
96	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.18	1	1	27 %	75 %
97	Is Article Page Other	-0.18	1	1	31 %	81 %
98	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1335	25	27 %	91 %
99	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.18	31	6	30 %	96 %
100	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.18	1	1	50 %	57 %
101	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.18	1021	46	41 %	89 %
102	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.18	99	80	66 %	74 %
103	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.18	1	1	38 %	81 %
104	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	1084	60 %	83 %
105	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.18	21	3	24 %	89 %
106	Headings Has Question Other	-0.18	1	1	27 %	85 %
107	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.18	2	1	16 %	87 %
108	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.17	4	1	35 %	83 %
109	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.17	82	24	59 %	92 %
110	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	726	28	41 %	89 %
111	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	72	4	26 %	80 %
112	Uses JSON-LD WebSite Other	-0.17	1	1	24 %	82 %
113	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.17	1	1	18 %	85 %
114	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	13	2	48 %	75 %
115	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.17	21	2	17 %	85 %
116	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	12 %	85 %
117	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	24 %	84 %
118	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.17	11	2	43 %	65 %
119	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1	1	29 %	90 %
120	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.17	2	1	26 %	73 %
121	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.17	1	1	24 %	80 %
122	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.17	1	1	24 %	78 %
123	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.17	87	70	65 %	67 %
124	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.17	1	1	23 %	84 %
125	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.16	152	8	20 %	76 %
126	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.16	1261	48	53 %	84 %
127	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.16	6	3	60 %	79 %
128	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.16	1	1	23 %	80 %
129	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	3	1	18 %	81 %
130	Number of Sentences Size	-0.16	619	143	71 %	75 %
131	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.16	1	1	23 %	77 %
132	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.16	1	1	23 %	76 %
133	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.16	4	1	17 %	86 %
134	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.16	2893	27	27 %	85 %
135	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.16	1	1	17 %	78 %
136	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.16	1	1	23 %	67 %
137	Uses Schema name Other	-0.16	1	1	50 %	57 %
138	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	8	3	50 %	83 %
139	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	9	1	13 %	83 %
140	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.16	1	1	17 %	77 %
141	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	181	63	57 %	86 %
142	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.16	1	1	72 %	79 %
143	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.16	1	1	15 %	70 %
144	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.15	23	5	35 %	79 %
145	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	24 %	82 %
146	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	2	1	13 %	78 %
147	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	74 %
148	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	14 %	79 %
149	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.15	174	7	49 %	79 %
150	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.15	4	2	43 %	71 %
151	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	73 %
152	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.15	5	1	13 %	81 %
153	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.15	1	1	35 %	45 %
154	Uses Schema image Other	-0.15	1	1	16 %	74 %
155	Uses JSON-LD item Other	-0.15	1	1	19 %	73 %
156	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	11	1	11 %	79 %
157	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.15	1	1	69 %	69 %
158	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	22 %	84 %
159	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.15	1	1	13 %	75 %
160	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.15	1	1	1 %	13 %
161	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.15	432	53	46 %	89 %
162	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.15	1	1	35 %	45 %
163	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.15	1057	254	73 %	57 %
164	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	52	5	19 %	89 %
165	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	73 %
166	Uses Schema url Other	-0.15	1	1	45 %	60 %
167	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	7	2	39 %	69 %
168	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.15	495	114	67 %	36 %
169	Uses Schema description Other	-0.15	1	1	40 %	52 %
170	Uses Schema addressregion Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	69 %
171	Has Email Trust	-0.15	1	1	35 %	74 %
172	Uses JSON-LD addressRegion Other	-0.15	1	1	13 %	69 %
173	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	11 %	79 %
174	Has RSS Link Authority	-0.15	1	1	19 %	67 %
175	Uses JSON-LD MedicalOrganization Other	-0.15	1	1	5 %	11 %
176	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.15	864	293	72 %	42 %
177	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	54 %	51 %
178	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.15	63	19	57 %	54 %
179	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.15	95	3	18 %	88 %
180	Uses Schema streetaddress Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	73 %
181	Uses Schema addresslocality Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	71 %
182	Has Meta Twitter Card Authority	-0.15	1	1	47 %	40 %
183	Uses JSON-LD postalCode Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	75 %
184	Uses Schema medicalorganization Other	-0.14	1	1	5 %	11 %
185	Uses JSON-LD telePhone Other	-0.14	1	1	12 %	78 %
186	Has OpenGraph Image Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	47 %	45 %
187	Title Word Count Size	-0.14	17	8	72 %	53 %
188	Uses Schema postaladdress Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	73 %
189	Uses JSON-LD PostalAddress Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	73 %
190	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	24	10	47 %	79 %
191	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.14	175	5	54 %	61 %
192	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	67 %
193	Uses JSON-LD streetAddress Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	75 %
194	Uses JSON-LD addressLocality Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	72 %
195	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.14	1	1	27 %	57 %
196	Meta Description Length Size	-0.14	354	118	57 %	59 %
197	Uses JSON-LD caption Other	-0.14	1	1	17 %	71 %
198	Uses JSON-LD EntryPoint Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	79 %
199	Title Length Size	-0.14	118	55	72 %	56 %
200	Uses JSON-LD ReadAction Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	74 %

Measures 154014 SEO Factors

152292 Built-In SEO Factors

143068 On-page SEO Factors

9224 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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