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	224	69 %	81 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.3	790	34	33 %	91 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.29	147697	1593	33 %	92 %
4	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.28	123617	1284	30 %	92 %
5	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.27	48	20	58 %	91 %
6	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	181	39	57 %	91 %
7	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.26	35381	359	22 %	89 %
8	Number of Images Size	-0.26	106	26	58 %	93 %
9	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	50	34	84 %	92 %
10	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.26	1	1	58 %	93 %
11	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	70	12	57 %	93 %
12	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.26	70	18	53 %	91 %
13	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.26	1	1	5 %	80 %
14	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.26	3	1	54 %	93 %
15	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.25	29355	2123	72 %	90 %
16	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	38	26	84 %	92 %
17	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	8335	1722	72 %	93 %
18	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.25	1	1	5 %	81 %
19	Word Count Size	-0.25	7427	1399	72 %	93 %
20	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.25	15	7	52 %	92 %
21	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	16	10	83 %	90 %
22	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	505	113	66 %	91 %
23	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	502	112	66 %	92 %
24	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	505	114	66 %	91 %
25	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.23	232	30	62 %	90 %
26	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.23	2801	944	72 %	91 %
27	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	70	12	62 %	93 %
28	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	304	8	44 %	86 %
29	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	48	11	61 %	93 %
30	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.23	494	103	65 %	90 %
31	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	254	7	44 %	87 %
32	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.23	5058	44	45 %	90 %
33	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.23	4829	566	50 %	95 %
34	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.22	18	2	42 %	89 %
35	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	91	4	43 %	86 %
36	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	887	70	55 %	91 %
37	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	27	8	45 %	88 %
38	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.22	1	1	41 %	85 %
39	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.22	44	8	42 %	93 %
40	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.22	44	11	63 %	69 %
41	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.22	3	2	65 %	82 %
42	Number of Forms Technology	-0.21	7	2	36 %	89 %
43	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.21	857	23	44 %	86 %
44	Number of Includes Technology	-0.21	63	24	65 %	83 %
45	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	84	16	39 %	94 %
46	Has Form Technology	-0.21	1	1	35 %	86 %
47	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	319	169	84 %	87 %
48	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	212	54 %	89 %
49	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	8	2	32 %	84 %
50	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	5	1	37 %	87 %
51	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.2	4973	33	46 %	84 %
52	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.2	8	1	34 %	87 %
53	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.2	589	107	47 %	96 %
54	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	6	2	31 %	85 %
55	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.2	32	6	36 %	93 %
56	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	148	15	44 %	87 %
57	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.2	3	1	20 %	90 %
58	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	13	3	40 %	92 %
59	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.2	3224	33	44 %	83 %
60	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.2	1	1	29 %	82 %
61	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.2	15	2	34 %	89 %
62	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	82	4	34 %	84 %
63	Is Home Page Other	-0.19	1	1	12 %	58 %
64	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.19	592	110	52 %	95 %
65	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.19	9	2	29 %	89 %
66	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.19	31	5	49 %	89 %
67	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	1	81 %	87 %
68	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.19	1155	13	29 %	85 %
69	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.19	24	16	71 %	79 %
70	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.19	25	9	59 %	79 %
71	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.19	24	16	71 %	79 %
72	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.19	1	1	42 %	83 %
73	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.19	11644	91	27 %	85 %
74	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.19	6	2	36 %	90 %
75	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.19	8	1	19 %	86 %
76	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	517	59 %	84 %
77	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.19	8	1	34 %	88 %
78	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	36 %	89 %
79	Uses JSON-LD url	-0.19	1	1	38 %	81 %
80	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.18	9	2	29 %	87 %
81	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	1	1	37 %	91 %
82	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	502	58 %	87 %
83	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	111	17	33 %	92 %
84	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.18	15	1	40 %	84 %
85	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.18	28	11	60 %	85 %
86	Headings Has Question Other	-0.18	1	1	29 %	83 %
87	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.18	517	11	35 %	91 %
88	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.17	387	7	30 %	84 %
89	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.17	9	2	60 %	78 %
90	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.17	82	22	56 %	91 %
91	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.17	9	2	60 %	78 %
92	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.17	31	6	29 %	93 %
93	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.17	5857	43	32 %	80 %
94	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	38 %	81 %
95	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	57 %	81 %
96	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.17	2456	46	52 %	85 %
97	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1	1	20 %	82 %
98	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.17	155	146	83 %	76 %
99	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.17	21	3	25 %	86 %
100	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.17	1	1	20 %	83 %
101	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.17	87	61	84 %	59 %
102	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.17	99	79	66 %	76 %
103	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.17	1	1	32 %	79 %
104	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	163	3	26 %	83 %
105	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	13 %	85 %
106	Number of Sentences Size	-0.17	860	148	69 %	81 %
107	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1335	22	27 %	89 %
108	Is Article Page Other	-0.17	1	1	32 %	77 %
109	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.17	1	1	47 %	68 %
110	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.16	61	17	67 %	81 %
111	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.16	1	1	26 %	81 %
112	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	13	2	46 %	75 %
113	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.16	1	1	72 %	82 %
114	Uses Schema website Other	-0.16	1	1	26 %	72 %
115	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.16	1	1	50 %	61 %
116	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.16	1	1	27 %	77 %
117	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.16	1	1	28 %	77 %
118	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	81 %
119	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	1226	38	39 %	91 %
120	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.16	88	69	65 %	71 %
121	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	29 %	88 %
122	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	835	24	39 %	91 %
123	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.16	864	305	70 %	50 %
124	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.16	28	2	19 %	84 %
125	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.16	1057	255	71 %	63 %
126	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.16	41	2	41 %	74 %
127	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.16	2	1	25 %	70 %
128	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	274	57	56 %	84 %
129	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.16	4	1	18 %	84 %
130	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	74 %
131	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.16	11	1	40 %	65 %
132	Uses JSON-LD WebSite	-0.16	1	1	23 %	76 %
133	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.15	162	7	20 %	82 %
134	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.15	26	4	36 %	81 %
135	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.15	43	1	34 %	85 %
136	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.15	5	1	15 %	80 %
137	Has Email Trust	-0.15	1	1	35 %	75 %
138	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	74 %
139	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	69 %
140	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.15	1	1	69 %	75 %
141	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	23 %	81 %
142	Is Store Page Other	-0.15	1	1	36 %	66 %
143	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	71 %
144	Number of HREF Lang Tags Size	-0.15	29	2	10 %	83 %
145	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.15	495	121	66 %	43 %
146	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	75 %
147	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	77 %
148	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	3	1	17 %	82 %
149	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	14 %	80 %
150	Number of Questions Size	-0.15	109	13	57 %	62 %
151	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.15	1	1	17 %	74 %
152	Uses Schema name Other	-0.15	1	1	49 %	56 %
153	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	8	2	47 %	84 %
154	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.15	1	1	23 %	64 %
155	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.15	1	1	17 %	73 %
156	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.15	1	1	11 %	80 %
157	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	9	1	13 %	84 %
158	Number of Nofollow Links Authority	-0.15	41	3	16 %	81 %
159	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.15	38	2	37 %	71 %
160	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.14	17	2	13 %	79 %
161	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	3	1	11 %	82 %
162	Uses Schema image Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	75 %
163	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.14	1871	79	47 %	75 %
164	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.14	533	48	43 %	90 %
165	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	53 %	55 %
166	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	63	19	58 %	62 %
167	Has Canonical URL Authority	-0.14	1	1	60 %	60 %
168	Number of H5 Tags Size	-0.14	11	2	11 %	85 %
169	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	68 %
170	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	23 %	69 %
171	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	30	9	44 %	86 %
172	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.14	1	1	29 %	58 %
173	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	23 %	70 %
174	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.14	1	1	1 %	12 %
175	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	73 %
176	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.14	4826	22	26 %	84 %
177	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2	1	10 %	82 %
178	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	52	5	18 %	87 %
179	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.14	186	6	45 %	82 %
180	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.14	1	1	34 %	44 %
181	Title Word Count Size	-0.14	23	8	70 %	59 %
182	Number of Prices Size	-0.14	1044	104	58 %	75 %
183	Meta Description Length Size	-0.14	354	116	58 %	65 %
184	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.14	1	1	12 %	77 %
185	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.14	1	1	35 %	44 %
186	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.14	96	2	18 %	85 %
187	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	9	3	41 %	81 %
188	Number of NoFollow External Links Authority	-0.14	33	2	11 %	81 %
189	Uses JSON-LD item	-0.14	1	1	19 %	72 %
190	Variations in Search Result Summary Relevancy	-0.14	43	2	57 %	63 %
191	Title Length Size	-0.14	168	53	70 %	60 %
192	Uses Schema url Other	-0.13	1	1	45 %	54 %
193	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.13	1	1	13 %	72 %
194	Uses Schema aggregaterating Other	-0.13	1	1	8 %	66 %
195	Uses Schema description Other	-0.13	1	1	38 %	48 %
196	Has FavIcon Technology	-0.13	1	1	62 %	59 %
197	Percentage of NoFollow Links Authority	-0.13	5	2	14 %	80 %
198	Has Meta Description Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	56 %	58 %
199	Uses Schema addresslocality Other	-0.13	1	1	14 %	69 %
200	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.13	300	4	45 %	67 %

Measures 154103 SEO Factors

152381 Built-In SEO Factors

143156 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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