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	237	71 %	83 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.29	762	40	33 %	94 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.29	147697	1951	32 %	94 %
4	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.28	123617	1477	29 %	94 %
5	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.27	50	35	84 %	92 %
6	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.27	47	20	59 %	92 %
7	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.27	1	1	59 %	92 %
8	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	147	38	59 %	91 %
9	Number of Images Size	-0.27	79	23	58 %	92 %
10	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	35381	569	21 %	91 %
11	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.26	62	16	54 %	90 %
12	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	70	12	58 %	94 %
13	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	38	26	84 %	92 %
14	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.26	3	1	55 %	93 %
15	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.26	15	7	54 %	92 %
16	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	16	11	83 %	90 %
17	Word Count Size	-0.25	7427	1452	74 %	93 %
18	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	8335	1786	74 %	94 %
19	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	304	9	46 %	85 %
20	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	254	8	45 %	86 %
21	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	91	5	44 %	86 %
22	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5058	56	46 %	89 %
23	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	82 %
24	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.23	232	30	64 %	91 %
25	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.23	4829	633	53 %	95 %
26	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	331	114	68 %	93 %
27	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.23	1	1	42 %	87 %
28	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	331	116	68 %	93 %
29	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	331	115	68 %	93 %
30	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	70	12	63 %	95 %
31	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	48	11	62 %	94 %
32	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.23	1	1	5 %	82 %
33	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.23	320	105	66 %	92 %
34	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	25	8	45 %	88 %
35	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	44	12	67 %	64 %
36	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.22	9	2	41 %	89 %
37	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	5	1	39 %	84 %
38	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.22	589	119	51 %	97 %
39	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.22	2790	927	74 %	92 %
40	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	84	18	42 %	93 %
41	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.22	857	28	45 %	87 %
42	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.22	8	1	35 %	89 %
43	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.22	29355	2463	74 %	88 %
44	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	599	49	56 %	91 %
45	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	6	2	33 %	83 %
46	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.22	4973	46	48 %	81 %
47	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	8	2	34 %	83 %
48	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.21	32	7	38 %	95 %
49	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	308	55 %	88 %
50	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.21	44	8	42 %	92 %
51	Number of Includes Technology	-0.21	63	24	65 %	84 %
52	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.21	592	122	56 %	96 %
53	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	82	4	35 %	84 %
54	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	319	175	84 %	87 %
55	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.21	8	1	37 %	87 %
56	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.21	12	2	31 %	89 %
57	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.21	3224	45	45 %	83 %
58	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.21	3	1	20 %	92 %
59	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.2	3	2	66 %	81 %
60	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.2	6	2	38 %	92 %
61	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	1	1	38 %	92 %
62	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	1	1	40 %	94 %
63	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.2	4	2	29 %	88 %
64	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.2	25	9	58 %	79 %
65	Number of Forms Technology	-0.2	7	2	37 %	89 %
66	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	148	15	45 %	87 %
67	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	13	4	43 %	92 %
68	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.2	11644	119	27 %	85 %
69	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.2	15	2	42 %	82 %
70	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.2	107116	770	62 %	82 %
71	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.2	2	1	18 %	86 %
72	Is Home Page Other	-0.19	1	1	12 %	59 %
73	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.19	1	1	29 %	84 %
74	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.19	7	2	30 %	88 %
75	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	2	81 %	86 %
76	Has Form Technology	-0.19	1	1	35 %	87 %
77	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	743	59 %	85 %
78	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.19	517	13	36 %	91 %
79	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.19	1	1	44 %	83 %
80	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	111	19	35 %	90 %
81	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.19	1155	16	29 %	87 %
82	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.19	387	7	32 %	81 %
83	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.19	5857	63	34 %	79 %
84	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.19	1	1	40 %	81 %
85	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.19	31	6	31 %	95 %
86	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	163	4	27 %	80 %
87	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	22 %	82 %
88	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.19	153	146	83 %	77 %
89	Headings Has Question Other	-0.19	1	1	30 %	85 %
90	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.18	21	4	49 %	91 %
91	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.18	87	63	83 %	55 %
92	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.18	28	12	61 %	85 %
93	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.18	1	1	48 %	72 %
94	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	61 %	76 %
95	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.18	2	1	13 %	88 %
96	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	61 %	77 %
97	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.18	82	24	59 %	93 %
98	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.18	2456	52	54 %	86 %
99	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.18	6	3	60 %	81 %
100	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.17	1	1	28 %	76 %
101	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.17	1	1	29 %	76 %
102	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.17	24	17	73 %	78 %
103	Is Article Page Other	-0.17	1	1	33 %	77 %
104	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	39 %	81 %
105	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.17	24	17	73 %	78 %
106	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.17	43	2	35 %	84 %
107	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1335	26	27 %	89 %
108	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	1226	45	41 %	91 %
109	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	835	28	41 %	91 %
110	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.17	1	1	33 %	79 %
111	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1	1	31 %	90 %
112	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.17	99	82	68 %	76 %
113	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.17	1	1	52 %	62 %
114	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.17	21	3	26 %	87 %
115	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	13	2	48 %	74 %
116	Uses Schema website Other	-0.17	1	1	28 %	74 %
117	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.17	152	8	21 %	79 %
118	Number of Sentences Size	-0.16	790	149	72 %	79 %
119	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.16	4	1	19 %	87 %
120	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.16	5	1	15 %	80 %
121	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.16	1	1	27 %	81 %
122	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.16	28	2	19 %	84 %
123	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	76 %
124	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.16	11	2	43 %	66 %
125	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	3	1	18 %	81 %
126	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.16	88	71	67 %	69 %
127	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	83 %
128	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.16	1	1	20 %	83 %
129	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	74 %
130	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	9	1	14 %	84 %
131	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.16	2	1	26 %	71 %
132	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	41	2	43 %	74 %
133	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	71 %
134	Uses JSON-LD WebSite	-0.16	1	1	25 %	78 %
135	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.16	4826	34	27 %	83 %
136	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	274	61	57 %	84 %
137	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.16	186	7	47 %	80 %
138	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	74 %
139	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	25 %	82 %
140	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.15	1	1	24 %	64 %
141	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	8	3	50 %	85 %
142	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	77 %
143	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	11	2	13 %	79 %
144	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.15	432	49	45 %	89 %
145	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	2	1	12 %	79 %
146	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	80 %
147	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	38	2	39 %	70 %
148	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.15	1	1	73 %	82 %
149	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.15	1	1	1 %	15 %
150	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	72 %
151	Variations in Search Result Summary Relevancy	-0.15	43	3	60 %	62 %
152	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.15	1	1	18 %	75 %
153	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.15	1	1	35 %	44 %
154	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.15	61	17	69 %	81 %
155	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	25 %	70 %
156	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.15	1	1	25 %	71 %
157	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.15	1	1	36 %	44 %
158	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.15	1057	253	73 %	61 %
159	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.15	965	77	48 %	74 %
160	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	11 %	81 %
161	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.14	1	1	71 %	74 %
162	Uses JSON-LD item Other	-0.14	1	1	19 %	70 %
163	Uses Schema name Other	-0.14	1	1	51 %	58 %
164	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.14	864	297	73 %	47 %
165	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.14	192	5	52 %	62 %
166	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	72 %
167	Uses Schema image Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	76 %
168	Variations making whole A Tags Relevancy	-0.14	10	1	22 %	81 %
169	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.14	1	1	14 %	78 %
170	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.14	26	5	36 %	80 %
171	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.14	96	3	19 %	84 %
172	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.14	1	1	32 %	60 %
173	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	8	3	43 %	80 %
174	Number of Questions Size	-0.14	64	14	60 %	60 %
175	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	77 %
176	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.14	300	5	47 %	68 %
177	Number of HREF Lang Tags Size	-0.14	29	2	9 %	81 %
178	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	52	6	19 %	88 %
179	Has RSS Link Authority	-0.14	1	1	21 %	64 %
180	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	72 %
181	TF/IDF Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	42 %	80 %
182	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.14	1	1	9 %	77 %
183	Is Store Page Other	-0.14	1	1	36 %	66 %
184	Variations in I Tags Relevancy	-0.14	371	5	15 %	79 %
185	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	24	9	47 %	83 %
186	Variations in Article Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1272	16	16 %	79 %
187	Variations in Button Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2482	17	10 %	85 %
188	Number of Nofollow Links Authority	-0.14	41	2	17 %	81 %
189	Variations Making Whole LI Tags Relevancy	-0.14	4	1	19 %	81 %
190	Uses Schema addresslocality Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	70 %
191	Uses JSON-LD postalCode Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	74 %
192	Has Email Trust	-0.14	1	1	35 %	73 %
193	Uses Schema url Other	-0.14	1	1	46 %	57 %
194	Uses Schema description Other	-0.14	1	1	40 %	49 %
195	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	55 %	55 %
196	Uses Schema answer Other	-0.14	1	1	10 %	62 %
197	Uses Schema postaladdress Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	72 %
198	Number of H5 Tags Size	-0.14	11	2	11 %	84 %
199	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	63	19	60 %	60 %
200	Uses JSON-LD addressRegion Other	-0.14	1	1	13 %	69 %

Measures 154039 SEO Factors

152317 Built-In SEO Factors

143092 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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