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	235	72 %	83 %
2	Number of Images Size	-0.28	63	23	57 %	89 %
3	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.28	1	1	59 %	92 %
4	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.28	762	44	31 %	91 %
5	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.28	47	19	59 %	93 %
6	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.27	48	16	53 %	89 %
7	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.27	33485	997	30 %	92 %
8	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	92	33	59 %	94 %
9	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.27	3	1	55 %	94 %
10	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.27	49	36	85 %	94 %
11	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	19099	316	20 %	88 %
12	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	14387	694	27 %	91 %
13	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	44	11	58 %	97 %
14	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	16	11	84 %	93 %
15	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.26	14	7	53 %	95 %
16	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	37	27	85 %	95 %
17	Word Count Size	-0.25	3552	1245	74 %	96 %
18	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	4278	1533	74 %	98 %
19	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.25	71	5	47 %	86 %
20	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.25	170	10	49 %	86 %
21	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	143	9	49 %	87 %
22	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5058	67	47 %	94 %
23	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.24	3	1	39 %	85 %
24	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.24	44	11	61 %	94 %
25	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.24	5	1	42 %	83 %
26	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.24	2858	586	55 %	99 %
27	Number of External Links Authority	-0.24	44	12	62 %	94 %
28	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.24	103	31	63 %	91 %
29	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.24	1	1	5 %	82 %
30	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.24	572	125	54 %	99 %
31	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	6	2	36 %	84 %
32	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	8	2	37 %	85 %
33	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.23	1	1	42 %	85 %
34	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	331	119	67 %	94 %
35	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	331	119	67 %	94 %
36	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	331	117	67 %	95 %
37	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.23	32	8	40 %	98 %
38	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.23	1	1	5 %	82 %
39	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	1	1	40 %	93 %
40	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.23	21680	2157	75 %	83 %
41	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.23	857	32	48 %	87 %
42	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.23	4973	77	51 %	82 %
43	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	84	19	43 %	96 %
44	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.22	320	108	66 %	93 %
45	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	431	45	56 %	93 %
46	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.22	577	128	60 %	99 %
47	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.22	5	2	39 %	95 %
48	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	1	1	41 %	96 %
49	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.22	4	1	40 %	84 %
50	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	25	8	44 %	89 %
51	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.22	2790	925	74 %	94 %
52	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	43	14	73 %	62 %
53	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.21	2679	54	49 %	84 %
54	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.21	42	8	41 %	92 %
55	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.21	4	2	48 %	78 %
56	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.21	3	2	66 %	78 %
57	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	63	5	37 %	86 %
58	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	413	55 %	90 %
59	Number of Forms Technology	-0.21	7	2	37 %	91 %
60	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.21	1	1	31 %	81 %
61	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.21	4	2	41 %	91 %
62	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.21	387	9	35 %	80 %
63	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	288	178	85 %	90 %
64	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.21	85	62	83 %	54 %
65	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	13	4	44 %	95 %
66	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	55	15	45 %	88 %
67	Has Form Technology	-0.2	1	1	37 %	89 %
68	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.2	8579	121	28 %	84 %
69	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.2	1	1	44 %	84 %
70	Is Home Page Other	-0.2	1	1	12 %	60 %
71	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.2	1021	53	45 %	87 %
72	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.2	4	2	27 %	88 %
73	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.2	153	146	83 %	76 %
74	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.2	78	8	30 %	84 %
75	Uses JSON-LD url Other	-0.2	1	1	40 %	84 %
76	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.2	6	1	81 %	85 %
77	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.2	5857	82	34 %	84 %
78	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.2	31	7	31 %	96 %
79	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.2	3	1	20 %	93 %
80	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.19	726	32	45 %	88 %
81	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.19	11	3	32 %	88 %
82	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	95	17	35 %	93 %
83	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	24 %	83 %
84	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.19	501	15	38 %	94 %
85	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.19	1	1	46 %	74 %
86	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.19	28	11	60 %	88 %
87	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	1466	65 %	82 %
88	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.19	4	2	40 %	83 %
89	Number of Includes Technology	-0.19	47	25	66 %	83 %
90	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.19	82	26	64 %	91 %
91	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.19	15	5	49 %	92 %
92	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	32 %	89 %
93	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1335	29	28 %	91 %
94	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.18	1	1	33 %	82 %
95	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.18	21	3	18 %	84 %
96	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.18	99	81	68 %	76 %
97	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.18	1	1	29 %	81 %
98	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	72	4	28 %	80 %
99	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	67 %	73 %
100	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.18	9	2	67 %	73 %
101	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.18	1	1	28 %	80 %
102	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.18	11	2	47 %	63 %
103	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.18	1	1	18 %	82 %
104	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.18	7	2	28 %	90 %
105	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.18	2893	35	30 %	84 %
106	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.18	21	9	58 %	74 %
107	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	1381	61 %	88 %
108	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.18	21	3	25 %	86 %
109	Headings Has Question Other	-0.18	1	1	27 %	85 %
110	Is Article Page Other	-0.17	1	1	34 %	80 %
111	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	26 %	86 %
112	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	16 %	88 %
113	Number of Sentences Size	-0.17	619	137	71 %	77 %
114	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	3	1	21 %	83 %
115	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.17	1	1	55 %	53 %
116	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	8	3	54 %	83 %
117	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.17	1	1	13 %	89 %
118	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	39 %	78 %
119	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	62 %	83 %
120	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.17	13	2	52 %	73 %
121	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.17	23	17	74 %	80 %
122	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.17	23	17	74 %	80 %
123	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.17	87	70	66 %	66 %
124	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.17	174	8	55 %	78 %
125	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	2	1	15 %	78 %
126	Uses Schema website Other	-0.17	1	1	28 %	80 %
127	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.17	152	8	20 %	80 %
128	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.17	1	1	1 %	14 %
129	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.17	432	60	51 %	89 %
130	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.17	1261	53	55 %	89 %
131	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.17	1	1	24 %	88 %
132	Uses Schema name Other	-0.17	1	1	52 %	58 %
133	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.16	1	1	26 %	78 %
134	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.16	1	1	71 %	68 %
135	Uses Schema description Other	-0.16	1	1	43 %	49 %
136	Uses Schema url Other	-0.16	1	1	48 %	58 %
137	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.16	1	1	26 %	80 %
138	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	4	2	46 %	71 %
139	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	80 %
140	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	13 %	81 %
141	Has Meta Twitter Card Authority	-0.16	1	1	48 %	41 %
142	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	6	1	13 %	80 %
143	Uses JSON-LD WebSite Other	-0.16	1	1	26 %	83 %
144	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	181	65	59 %	88 %
145	Variations Making Whole LI Tags Relevancy	-0.16	3	1	21 %	79 %
146	Uses JSON-LD item Other	-0.16	1	1	20 %	74 %
147	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.16	1	1	25 %	77 %
148	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.16	1	1	13 %	76 %
149	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.16	1	1	16 %	73 %
150	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.16	1	1	14 %	81 %
151	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.16	2	1	27 %	73 %
152	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.16	14	5	35 %	78 %
153	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.15	1	1	26 %	65 %
154	Uses Schema image Other	-0.15	1	1	17 %	76 %
155	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.15	1	1	25 %	76 %
156	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	7	2	42 %	68 %
157	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.15	95	3	19 %	89 %
158	Uses Schema addressregion Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	69 %
159	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.15	4	1	18 %	86 %
160	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.15	1	1	36 %	49 %
161	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	56 %	53 %
162	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	11	1	12 %	80 %
163	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.15	8	3	46 %	77 %
164	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.15	1057	270	73 %	63 %
165	Uses JSON-LD addressRegion Other	-0.15	1	1	14 %	70 %
166	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.15	1	1	37 %	50 %
167	Variations making whole A Tags Relevancy	-0.15	10	2	24 %	83 %
168	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	66 %
169	Has OpenGraph Image Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	48 %	48 %
170	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	73 %
171	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.15	1	1	74 %	78 %
172	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	26 %	82 %
173	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	52	6	19 %	88 %
174	Uses Schema medicalprocedure Other	-0.15	1	1	4 %	14 %
175	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	284	7	53 %	68 %
176	Has OpenGraph Type Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	55 %	50 %
177	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.15	4	1	13 %	81 %
178	Title Word Count Size	-0.15	17	8	74 %	53 %
179	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.15	864	306	73 %	45 %
180	Uses Schema addresslocality Other	-0.15	1	1	16 %	73 %
181	Uses JSON-LD MedicalProcedure Other	-0.15	1	1	4 %	14 %
182	Uses JSON-LD MedicalOrganization Other	-0.15	1	1	5 %	15 %
183	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	87 %
184	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.15	175	6	58 %	61 %
185	Uses Schema postaladdress Other	-0.15	1	1	16 %	75 %
186	Variations Making Whole Span Tags Relevancy	-0.15	4	1	17 %	88 %
187	Title Length Size	-0.15	118	54	74 %	53 %
188	TF/IDF Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	46 %	80 %
189	Uses JSON-LD PostalAddress Other	-0.15	1	1	15 %	75 %
190	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.15	965	86	50 %	75 %
191	Uses Schema medicalorganization Other	-0.15	1	1	5 %	15 %
192	Entities in H4 Tags	-0.14	22	2	13 %	89 %
193	Meta Description Length Size	-0.14	354	120	58 %	60 %
194	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.14	1	1	19 %	81 %
195	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	63	19	58 %	57 %
196	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.14	495	120	68 %	38 %
197	Uses Schema streetaddress Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	74 %
198	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.14	1	1	19 %	80 %
199	Variations in H4-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	11	2	14 %	75 %
200	Has Email Trust	-0.14	1	1	35 %	73 %

Measures 154008 SEO Factors

152286 Built-In SEO Factors

143066 On-page SEO Factors

9220 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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