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	231	71 %	81 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.29	762	34	33 %	92 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.29	147697	1516	33 %	93 %
4	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.28	123617	1214	30 %	92 %
5	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	35381	371	21 %	90 %
6	Number of P Tags Size	-0.26	147	39	58 %	91 %
7	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.26	48	20	59 %	91 %
8	Number of Images Size	-0.26	106	25	59 %	93 %
9	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	50	35	84 %	91 %
10	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.26	1	1	59 %	93 %
11	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.25	70	12	58 %	93 %
12	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.25	3	1	55 %	93 %
13	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.25	70	18	54 %	92 %
14	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	38	26	84 %	92 %
15	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.25	15	7	53 %	92 %
16	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	8335	1747	73 %	93 %
17	Word Count Size	-0.25	7427	1419	73 %	93 %
18	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.24	16	11	83 %	90 %
19	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.24	29355	2189	73 %	89 %
20	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	82 %
21	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	82 %
22	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	304	8	46 %	86 %
23	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.23	5058	47	47 %	89 %
24	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	502	113	67 %	92 %
25	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	505	115	67 %	92 %
26	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	505	115	67 %	92 %
27	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	254	7	46 %	87 %
28	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	91	4	44 %	86 %
29	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	70	12	63 %	94 %
30	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.23	232	30	63 %	89 %
31	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	48	11	61 %	93 %
32	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.22	494	104	66 %	91 %
33	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.22	18	2	42 %	88 %
34	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.22	2801	942	73 %	91 %
35	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.22	4829	581	51 %	95 %
36	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.22	1	1	42 %	85 %
37	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.22	44	8	42 %	93 %
38	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	599	63	56 %	91 %
39	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	44	11	66 %	68 %
40	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	27	8	45 %	88 %
41	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.22	857	25	45 %	86 %
42	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.21	589	113	50 %	96 %
43	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.21	3	2	65 %	81 %
44	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	231	56 %	89 %
45	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.21	8	1	35 %	89 %
46	Number of Forms Technology	-0.21	7	2	37 %	88 %
47	Number of Includes Technology	-0.21	63	25	66 %	82 %
48	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	5	1	39 %	87 %
49	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	8	2	34 %	85 %
50	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	6	2	32 %	85 %
51	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	84	16	40 %	94 %
52	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.2	4973	36	49 %	83 %
53	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.2	32	6	37 %	95 %
54	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.2	3224	36	46 %	83 %
55	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.2	319	173	84 %	86 %
56	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.2	592	116	55 %	96 %
57	Has Form Technology	-0.2	1	1	35 %	86 %
58	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	82	4	36 %	84 %
59	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.2	3	1	20 %	90 %
60	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.2	8	1	36 %	87 %
61	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	148	15	44 %	86 %
62	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.2	15	2	34 %	89 %
63	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.2	25	9	59 %	78 %
64	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.19	11644	97	28 %	86 %
65	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.19	6	2	37 %	92 %
66	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	37 %	91 %
67	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	13	3	41 %	92 %
68	Is Home Page Other	-0.19	1	1	12 %	59 %
69	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.19	1	1	30 %	82 %
70	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	38 %	93 %
71	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.19	15	1	42 %	83 %
72	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.19	1	1	43 %	83 %
73	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.19	31	5	50 %	89 %
74	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	1	81 %	86 %
75	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.19	9	2	30 %	88 %
76	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	566	62 %	84 %
77	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.19	8	1	19 %	86 %
78	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.19	1155	13	29 %	85 %
79	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.19	9	2	30 %	86 %
80	Uses JSON-LD url	-0.19	1	1	39 %	81 %
81	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.18	517	11	36 %	90 %
82	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	551	60 %	86 %
83	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.18	24	17	72 %	78 %
84	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.18	24	17	72 %	78 %
85	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.18	5857	47	34 %	80 %
86	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.18	387	7	32 %	84 %
87	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.18	31	6	30 %	95 %
88	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	62 %	77 %
89	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	62 %	77 %
90	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1	1	21 %	82 %
91	Headings Has Question Other	-0.18	1	1	30 %	82 %
92	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.18	154	146	83 %	77 %
93	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	163	4	27 %	82 %
94	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.18	82	23	58 %	93 %
95	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.17	2456	49	54 %	85 %
96	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	111	17	34 %	91 %
97	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	39 %	81 %
98	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.17	87	62	84 %	59 %
99	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.17	28	12	61 %	85 %
100	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1335	23	28 %	89 %
101	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	59 %	81 %
102	Is Article Page Other	-0.17	1	1	33 %	76 %
103	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.17	1	1	33 %	78 %
104	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	13 %	86 %
105	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	1226	41	41 %	91 %
106	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.17	21	3	26 %	86 %
107	Uses Schema website Other	-0.17	1	1	27 %	71 %
108	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.17	99	81	67 %	76 %
109	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	835	26	41 %	91 %
110	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.17	1	1	20 %	82 %
111	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	13	2	48 %	74 %
112	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	30 %	89 %
113	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.16	1	1	28 %	76 %
114	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.16	1	1	26 %	81 %
115	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.16	1	1	28 %	76 %
116	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.16	1	1	47 %	68 %
117	Number of Sentences Size	-0.16	860	150	71 %	80 %
118	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.16	1	1	51 %	61 %
119	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.16	43	1	35 %	85 %
120	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.16	2	1	25 %	71 %
121	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	81 %
122	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.16	162	8	21 %	81 %
123	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	76 %
124	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	41	2	43 %	74 %
125	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.16	4	1	18 %	86 %
126	Uses JSON-LD WebSite Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	75 %
127	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.16	88	70	66 %	69 %
128	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.16	11	2	42 %	65 %
129	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	24 %	80 %
130	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.16	1	1	23 %	70 %
131	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.16	61	17	68 %	80 %
132	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.16	5	1	15 %	80 %
133	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	73 %
134	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.15	28	2	19 %	85 %
135	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	73 %
136	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.15	274	58	57 %	84 %
137	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	3	1	18 %	82 %
138	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	9	1	14 %	84 %
139	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.15	1	1	72 %	82 %
140	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	75 %
141	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	78 %
142	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.15	1	1	23 %	64 %
143	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	74 %
144	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.15	26	5	37 %	81 %
145	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.15	533	51	45 %	90 %
146	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	72 %
147	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	38	2	39 %	70 %
148	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	11	2	13 %	79 %
149	Has Email Trust	-0.15	1	1	35 %	74 %
150	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.15	1057	258	72 %	63 %
151	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	8	2	48 %	85 %
152	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	3	1	12 %	82 %
153	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.15	4826	25	28 %	84 %
154	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	14 %	80 %
155	Is Store Page Other	-0.15	1	1	36 %	65 %
156	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.15	864	306	72 %	49 %
157	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	69 %
158	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	70 %
159	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.14	186	6	47 %	81 %
160	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.14	1	1	1 %	13 %
161	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2	1	10 %	82 %
162	Number of HREF Lang Tags Size	-0.14	29	2	10 %	82 %
163	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.14	1	1	70 %	73 %
164	Number of Questions Size	-0.14	72	13	58 %	60 %
165	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1871	85	50 %	74 %
166	Uses Schema name Other	-0.14	1	1	50 %	56 %
167	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.14	96	3	19 %	85 %
168	Number of Nofollow Links Authority	-0.14	41	2	16 %	81 %
169	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.14	1	1	35 %	43 %
170	Uses Schema image Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	74 %
171	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	73 %
172	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.14	1	1	36 %	43 %
173	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.14	1	1	10 %	78 %
174	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	67 %
175	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	77 %
176	Variations in Search Result Summary Relevancy	-0.14	43	2	59 %	63 %
177	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	63	19	59 %	61 %
178	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.14	495	123	68 %	41 %
179	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	30	9	45 %	85 %
180	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	9	3	42 %	82 %
181	Number of H5 Tags Size	-0.14	11	2	11 %	85 %
182	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	54 %	54 %
183	Has Canonical URL Authority	-0.14	1	1	61 %	58 %
184	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.14	300	4	47 %	67 %
185	Uses Schema description Other	-0.14	1	1	39 %	47 %
186	Uses Schema url Other	-0.14	1	1	46 %	54 %
187	Uses JSON-LD item	-0.14	1	1	19 %	71 %
188	Uses JSON-LD EntryPoint Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	73 %
189	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	73 %
190	Number of NoFollow External Links Authority	-0.14	33	2	11 %	81 %
191	Uses Schema entrypoint Other	-0.14	1	1	16 %	71 %
192	Variations in Article Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1272	14	16 %	78 %
193	Variations in Button Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2482	11	9 %	85 %
194	Uses Schema caption Other	-0.13	1	1	17 %	66 %
195	Uses JSON-LD urlTemplate Other	-0.13	1	1	16 %	72 %
196	Variations Making Whole LI Tags Relevancy	-0.13	4	1	18 %	81 %
197	Uses JSON-LD caption Other	-0.13	1	1	17 %	66 %
198	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.13	52	5	19 %	87 %
199	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.13	1	1	30 %	57 %
200	Uses Schema urltemplate Other	-0.13	1	1	16 %	71 %

Measures 154085 SEO Factors

152363 Built-In SEO Factors

143138 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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