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	228	72 %	82 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.29	762	42	31 %	92 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.28	33485	915	31 %	92 %
4	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.28	1	1	58 %	92 %
5	Number of Images Size	-0.28	63	23	57 %	89 %
6	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.27	14387	637	27 %	92 %
7	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.27	48	15	52 %	88 %
8	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.27	47	19	59 %	93 %
9	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.27	3	1	54 %	94 %
10	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	92	33	58 %	92 %
11	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.27	19099	289	20 %	88 %
12	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	49	36	84 %	93 %
13	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	44	11	57 %	95 %
14	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	16	11	84 %	90 %
15	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.26	14	7	53 %	93 %
16	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	37	27	84 %	94 %
17	Word Count Size	-0.25	4922	1253	74 %	94 %
18	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	5857	1548	74 %	96 %
19	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.25	71	5	45 %	85 %
20	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	170	9	47 %	84 %
21	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5058	64	46 %	89 %
22	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	83 %
23	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.24	2858	580	55 %	97 %
24	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5	1	39 %	83 %
25	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	143	8	46 %	87 %
26	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	44	11	62 %	95 %
27	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.23	103	31	62 %	92 %
28	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	44	10	60 %	95 %
29	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.23	3	1	36 %	86 %
30	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.23	1	1	5 %	83 %
31	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.23	1	1	41 %	85 %
32	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.23	4973	70	49 %	82 %
33	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.23	21680	2089	74 %	84 %
34	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	331	117	67 %	93 %
35	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	8	2	35 %	84 %
36	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.22	331	116	67 %	93 %
37	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.22	572	116	52 %	98 %
38	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	6	2	34 %	84 %
39	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	84	18	43 %	94 %
40	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.22	331	115	67 %	94 %
41	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.22	857	30	46 %	85 %
42	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	431	48	56 %	91 %
43	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.22	32	7	38 %	97 %
44	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	43	13	72 %	60 %
45	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.22	320	106	65 %	92 %
46	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	1	1	38 %	93 %
47	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	1	1	39 %	96 %
48	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.21	44	8	41 %	93 %
49	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.21	5	2	36 %	94 %
50	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.21	4	1	38 %	85 %
51	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.21	25	8	43 %	88 %
52	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.21	2790	915	74 %	92 %
53	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.21	577	120	58 %	98 %
54	Number of Forms Technology	-0.21	7	2	36 %	91 %
55	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.21	1	1	31 %	83 %
56	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	63	4	36 %	82 %
57	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	386	55 %	87 %
58	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	13	4	44 %	95 %
59	Has Form Technology	-0.21	1	1	36 %	89 %
60	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.21	2679	49	46 %	84 %
61	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	288	175	84 %	87 %
62	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.2	3	2	65 %	78 %
63	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.2	4	2	44 %	79 %
64	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.2	4	2	41 %	90 %
65	Is Home Page Other	-0.2	1	1	12 %	63 %
66	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.2	1155	16	31 %	86 %
67	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.2	1	1	39 %	86 %
68	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	55	15	44 %	87 %
69	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.2	3	1	20 %	93 %
70	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.2	387	9	33 %	79 %
71	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.2	1	1	44 %	84 %
72	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.2	153	146	82 %	77 %
73	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.2	8579	111	27 %	83 %
74	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.2	6	1	80 %	84 %
75	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.19	5857	78	34 %	79 %
76	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.19	4	2	27 %	86 %
77	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.19	87	62	82 %	56 %
78	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	95	17	35 %	91 %
79	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	22 %	83 %
80	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.19	1	1	46 %	70 %
81	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.19	501	14	36 %	92 %
82	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.19	11	3	31 %	86 %
83	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.19	1021	48	42 %	87 %
84	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	1369	64 %	79 %
85	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.19	1	1	32 %	83 %
86	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.19	28	11	60 %	87 %
87	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.18	31	6	30 %	96 %
88	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1335	27	27 %	92 %
89	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.18	15	5	49 %	92 %
90	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.18	726	30	42 %	88 %
91	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	63 %	73 %
92	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	63 %	73 %
93	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.18	99	81	67 %	74 %
94	Number of Includes Technology	-0.18	47	25	66 %	83 %
95	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.18	21	9	57 %	75 %
96	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.18	23	17	73 %	81 %
97	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.18	23	17	73 %	81 %
98	Is Article Page Other	-0.18	1	1	33 %	81 %
99	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.18	1	1	29 %	78 %
100	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.18	4	2	37 %	83 %
101	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.18	82	24	61 %	91 %
102	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.18	1	1	28 %	77 %
103	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	72	4	26 %	80 %
104	Uses Schema website Other	-0.18	1	1	28 %	80 %
105	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.18	21	2	18 %	84 %
106	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.18	11	2	44 %	63 %
107	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	1287	60 %	84 %
108	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.18	1	1	18 %	84 %
109	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.17	1	1	53 %	55 %
110	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.17	7	2	27 %	88 %
111	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.17	21	3	25 %	88 %
112	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	38 %	80 %
113	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1	1	30 %	90 %
114	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	25 %	86 %
115	Headings Has Question Other	-0.17	1	1	27 %	84 %
116	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.17	2893	32	27 %	84 %
117	Number of Sentences Size	-0.17	619	135	71 %	73 %
118	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	16 %	87 %
119	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	13	2	49 %	74 %
120	Uses JSON-LD WebSite Other	-0.17	1	1	25 %	83 %
121	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.17	1	1	25 %	79 %
122	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.17	1	1	25 %	81 %
123	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.17	152	8	20 %	78 %
124	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	3	1	19 %	81 %
125	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	60 %	80 %
126	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.17	1	1	24 %	86 %
127	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.16	2	1	13 %	87 %
128	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.16	87	70	66 %	66 %
129	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.16	1261	50	54 %	87 %
130	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	81 %
131	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.16	2	1	26 %	74 %
132	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.16	1	1	1 %	14 %
133	Uses Schema name Other	-0.16	1	1	51 %	57 %
134	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	79 %
135	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	8	3	51 %	83 %
136	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.16	174	7	51 %	79 %
137	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	2	1	13 %	78 %
138	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.16	432	55	47 %	89 %
139	Uses Schema description Other	-0.16	1	1	41 %	50 %
140	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	78 %
141	Uses Schema url Other	-0.16	1	1	46 %	59 %
142	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.16	1	1	16 %	72 %
143	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.16	23	5	35 %	79 %
144	Uses JSON-LD item Other	-0.16	1	1	19 %	74 %
145	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.16	1	1	25 %	67 %
146	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	14 %	81 %
147	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.15	181	64	58 %	85 %
148	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	6	1	13 %	81 %
149	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.15	4	1	17 %	86 %
150	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.15	1	1	13 %	75 %
151	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.15	1	1	70 %	67 %
152	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.15	4	2	44 %	71 %
153	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	82 %
154	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	11	1	12 %	79 %
155	Uses Schema image Other	-0.15	1	1	16 %	75 %
156	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	81 %
157	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	12 %	80 %
158	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.15	95	3	18 %	89 %
159	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.15	1057	266	73 %	58 %
160	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	7	2	41 %	68 %
161	Has OpenGraph Image Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	47 %	46 %
162	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	87 %
163	Has Meta Twitter Card Authority	-0.15	1	1	47 %	42 %
164	Uses Schema medicalprocedure Other	-0.15	1	1	4 %	13 %
165	Uses Schema addressregion Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	68 %
166	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	24 %	83 %
167	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.15	1	1	35 %	47 %
168	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	75 %
169	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	55 %	52 %
170	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	52	5	19 %	87 %
171	Uses JSON-LD MedicalProcedure Other	-0.15	1	1	4 %	13 %
172	Uses JSON-LD addressRegion Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	69 %
173	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.15	4	1	12 %	79 %
174	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.15	1	1	36 %	48 %
175	Uses JSON-LD MedicalOrganization Other	-0.15	1	1	5 %	13 %
176	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	65 %
177	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.15	1	1	73 %	79 %
178	Title Word Count Size	-0.15	17	8	73 %	53 %
179	Variations Making Whole LI Tags Relevancy	-0.15	3	1	19 %	79 %
180	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.15	864	302	73 %	42 %
181	Uses Schema medicalorganization Other	-0.15	1	1	5 %	13 %
182	Uses Schema addresslocality Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	72 %
183	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	24 %	77 %
184	Uses JSON-LD telePhone Other	-0.14	1	1	12 %	79 %
185	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.14	965	83	49 %	72 %
186	Has OpenGraph Type Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	54 %	49 %
187	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	24 %	76 %
188	Has Email Trust	-0.14	1	1	35 %	73 %
189	Uses Schema streetaddress Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	76 %
190	Uses Schema postaladdress Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	74 %
191	Title Length Size	-0.14	118	54	73 %	54 %
192	Uses JSON-LD postalCode Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	78 %
193	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.14	1	1	28 %	58 %
194	Uses JSON-LD PostalAddress Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	74 %
195	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	63	19	57 %	55 %
196	Number of HREF Lang Tags Size	-0.14	10	2	9 %	85 %
197	Meta Description Length Size	-0.14	354	119	57 %	58 %
198	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.14	1	1	10 %	78 %
199	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.14	175	6	55 %	62 %
200	Uses JSON-LD addressLocality Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	74 %

Measures 154013 SEO Factors

152291 Built-In SEO Factors

143068 On-page SEO Factors

9223 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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