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	226	70 %	81 %
2	Number of Referring Domains Authority	-0.3	790	34	33 %	91 %
3	Number of Backlinks Authority	-0.29	147697	1458	33 %	92 %
4	Number of Do Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.29	123617	1165	30 %	92 %
5	Number of P Tags Size	-0.27	181	38	57 %	91 %
6	Number of Heading Tags Size	-0.27	48	19	58 %	91 %
7	Number of No Follow Backlinks Authority	-0.27	35381	339	22 %	89 %
8	Number of Images Size	-0.26	106	25	58 %	93 %
9	Clean Text Kilobytes Size	-0.26	70	12	57 %	93 %
10	Number of Top 200 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.26	50	34	85 %	91 %
11	Number of Images with ALT Text Size	-0.26	70	18	53 %	91 %
12	Has Meta Charset Technology	-0.26	1	1	58 %	92 %
13	Search Result Domain is .com, .net, or .org Other	-0.26	1	1	5 %	81 %
14	Number of H1 Tags Size	-0.25	4	1	54 %	93 %
15	Unabridged Word Count Size	-0.25	8335	1688	72 %	93 %
16	Word Count Size	-0.25	7427	1373	72 %	93 %
17	Load Time Milliseconds Performance	-0.25	29355	2153	73 %	89 %
18	Number of H2 Tags Size	-0.25	15	7	52 %	91 %
19	Search Result Domain is .com Other	-0.25	1	1	5 %	81 %
20	Number of Top 100 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	38	26	85 %	91 %
21	Number of Top 50 Shared Factors Used Diversity	-0.25	16	10	84 %	90 %
22	Average Words Per Sentence Size	-0.24	232	29	62 %	90 %
23	Number of Links Authority	-0.23	505	112	67 %	91 %
24	Number of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.23	502	110	67 %	92 %
25	Number of HTTPS Links Authority	-0.23	505	111	66 %	92 %
26	Number of HTML Tags Size	-0.23	2801	923	73 %	91 %
27	Number of Internal Links Authority	-0.23	494	101	65 %	90 %
28	Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	304	8	45 %	86 %
29	LSI Words in Sentences Relevancy	-0.23	4829	571	50 %	94 %
30	Number of External Links Authority	-0.23	72	12	62 %	93 %
31	Variations in P Tags Relevancy	-0.23	5058	47	45 %	90 %
32	Number of Facebook Pages Authority	-0.23	18	2	42 %	89 %
33	Number of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.23	71	11	61 %	93 %
34	Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.23	254	7	45 %	87 %
35	Number of HTML Comments Size	-0.22	887	67	55 %	91 %
36	Variations in H1 and H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.22	91	4	43 %	86 %
37	Has JSON-LD Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.22	1	1	41 %	85 %
38	Number of H3 Tags Size	-0.22	27	8	45 %	88 %
39	Number of Images without ALT Text Size	-0.22	52	8	42 %	93 %
40	Search Result Number of Dirs in Path Other	-0.22	3	2	65 %	83 %
41	Number of Unique Variations Used Diversity	-0.21	44	11	64 %	70 %
42	Variations in LI Tags Relevancy	-0.21	953	25	44 %	86 %
43	Number of Forms Technology	-0.21	7	2	36 %	88 %
44	LSI Words in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.21	84	16	40 %	93 %
45	Number of Includes Technology	-0.21	63	24	66 %	83 %
46	Has Form Technology	-0.21	1	1	35 %	85 %
47	Entities in Sentences Relevancy	-0.21	589	109	48 %	96 %
48	Variations in Div Tags Relevancy	-0.21	26573	245	55 %	89 %
49	Number of Factors Used Diversity	-0.21	319	170	85 %	86 %
50	Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	12	1	38 %	86 %
51	Variation Count in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.2	4973	37	47 %	83 %
52	Entities in H2 Tags	-0.2	32	6	36 %	93 %
53	Variations in Search Result Document File Name Relevancy	-0.2	8	1	34 %	87 %
54	Leading Variations in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	14	2	33 %	85 %
55	Variations in A Tags Relevancy	-0.2	3264	38	44 %	82 %
56	Leading Variations in H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	10	2	32 %	85 %
57	Number of LinkedIn Pages Authority	-0.2	4	1	20 %	91 %
58	LSI Words in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	13	4	40 %	91 %
59	Number Of JSON-LD Types Relevancy	-0.2	148	15	44 %	86 %
60	Entities in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.2	592	112	53 %	95 %
61	Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.2	82	4	35 %	84 %
62	Number of Instagram Pages Authority	-0.2	15	2	34 %	89 %
63	Number of Social Accounts Authority	-0.19	9	2	29 %	89 %
64	Number of Social Pages Authority	-0.19	31	5	49 %	89 %
65	Uses JSON-LD name Other	-0.19	1	1	43 %	82 %
66	Has US Phone Number Trust	-0.19	1	1	29 %	81 %
67	Entities in H1 Tags	-0.19	8	2	37 %	90 %
68	Variations in Main Tags Relevancy	-0.19	11644	106	27 %	85 %
69	Has Entities in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	37 %	89 %
70	Number of CSS Includes Technology	-0.19	25	9	59 %	78 %
71	Number of Facebook Accounts Authority	-0.19	8	1	19 %	86 %
72	Number of US Phone Numbers Trust	-0.19	1155	12	29 %	85 %
73	Flesch Kincaid Reading Grade Level Other	-0.19	6	1	81 %	87 %
74	Search Result Domain Length Size	-0.19	24	16	71 %	79 %
75	Uses JSON-LD url	-0.19	1	1	38 %	80 %
76	Search Result Host Length Size	-0.19	24	16	71 %	78 %
77	Is Home Page Other	-0.19	1	1	12 %	57 %
78	Has Entities in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.19	1	1	38 %	91 %
79	Variations in Search Result URL Path Relevancy	-0.19	8	1	34 %	88 %
80	Variations in Body Tags Relevancy	-0.19	107116	561	60 %	83 %
81	Number of Questions In Headings Size	-0.18	9	2	29 %	86 %
82	Variations in HTML Tags Relevancy	-0.18	107116	546	59 %	86 %
83	LSI Words in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.18	111	17	34 %	91 %
84	Variations in Span Tags Relevancy	-0.18	517	12	35 %	90 %
85	Variations in Search Result URL Relevancy	-0.18	17	1	41 %	83 %
86	Headings Has Question Other	-0.18	1	1	29 %	83 %
87	Number of Distinct Entities Used Diversity	-0.18	82	23	57 %	91 %
88	Variations in ALT Attributes Relevancy	-0.18	387	7	31 %	84 %
89	Entities in H3 Tags	-0.18	31	6	30 %	93 %
90	Percentage of DoFollow External Links Authority	-0.18	29	12	60 %	83 %
91	Variations in Nav Tags Relevancy	-0.18	6733	51	33 %	81 %
92	Variations in Sentences Relevancy	-0.17	2456	51	53 %	84 %
93	Term Frequency Relevancy	-0.17	6	3	58 %	80 %
94	Number of H4 Tags Size	-0.17	21	3	26 %	86 %
95	Uses JSON-LD description Other	-0.17	1	1	32 %	78 %
96	Has Apple Touch Icon Technology	-0.17	1	1	38 %	80 %
97	Variations in Search Result Link Text Relevancy	-0.17	9	2	61 %	77 %
98	Leading Variations in H1 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	2	1	20 %	82 %
99	Variations in Search Result Display URL Relevancy	-0.17	9	2	61 %	77 %
100	Variations in Section Tags Relevancy	-0.17	1335	22	27 %	89 %
101	Variations in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.17	163	4	27 %	82 %
102	Has Meta Robots Other	-0.17	1	1	20 %	83 %
103	Number of Twitter Accounts Authority	-0.17	2	1	13 %	86 %
104	Search Result Summary Length Size	-0.17	155	146	84 %	76 %
105	Search Result URL Length Size	-0.17	87	62	84 %	57 %
106	Uses Schema organization Other	-0.17	1	1	26 %	80 %
107	Number of Sentences Size	-0.17	860	144	70 %	81 %
108	Is Article Page Other	-0.17	1	1	32 %	77 %
109	Percentage of DoFollow Links Authority	-0.17	99	79	67 %	76 %
110	Percentage of DoFollow Internal Links Authority	-0.17	88	68	65 %	71 %
111	Uses JSON-LD Organization Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	81 %
112	Number of JavaScript Includes Technology	-0.16	61	17	68 %	80 %
113	Variations in A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	1524	41	39 %	91 %
114	Variations in the Title Tag Relevancy	-0.16	13	2	47 %	73 %
115	Uses JSON-LD BreadcrumbList Other	-0.16	1	1	27 %	76 %
116	Has Privacy Policy Trust	-0.16	1	1	47 %	69 %
117	Uses Schema website Other	-0.16	1	1	26 %	71 %
118	Variations in Distinct A Tag HREF Attributes Relevancy	-0.16	887	25	39 %	90 %
119	Has Entities in H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.16	1	1	30 %	87 %
120	Uses JSON-LD ListItem Other	-0.16	1	1	28 %	76 %
121	Search Result Uses HTTPS Other	-0.16	1	1	72 %	81 %
122	Has Contact Page Trust	-0.16	1	1	50 %	61 %
123	Uses JSON-LD datePublished Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	73 %
124	Number Of Claimed Brands Other	-0.16	28	2	19 %	84 %
125	Page Size Kilobytes Size	-0.16	864	305	71 %	51 %
126	Number of Absolute URLs Authority	-0.16	1057	251	71 %	63 %
127	Has Email Trust	-0.16	1	1	35 %	74 %
128	Inline CSS Kilobytes Size	-0.16	274	57	56 %	84 %
129	Variations in the Canonical URL Relevancy	-0.16	44	2	34 %	85 %
130	Exact Matches in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.16	162	8	21 %	82 %
131	Uses Schema datemodified Other	-0.16	1	1	24 %	69 %
132	Number of Questions In H2 Tags Size	-0.16	4	1	18 %	83 %
133	Number of Email Addresses Trust	-0.15	28	4	36 %	81 %
134	Uses Schema webpage Other	-0.15	1	1	24 %	72 %
135	Variations in OpenGraph Title Relevancy	-0.15	11	2	41 %	65 %
136	Variations in Meta Description Relevancy	-0.15	41	2	42 %	74 %
137	Number of Questions In H3 Tags Size	-0.15	5	1	15 %	80 %
138	Number of Meta Generator Tags Technology	-0.15	2	1	25 %	70 %
139	Uses JSON-LD WebSite	-0.15	1	1	24 %	75 %
140	Uses JSON-LD dateModified Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	71 %
141	Leading Variations in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	1	1	24 %	80 %
142	Entities in Title Tag Relevancy	-0.15	8	2	48 %	84 %
143	Has Meta Viewport Technology	-0.15	1	1	69 %	75 %
144	Uses JSON-LD WebPage Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	74 %
145	Uses JSON-LD ImageObject Other	-0.15	1	1	23 %	76 %
146	Number of HREF Lang Tags Size	-0.15	29	2	10 %	84 %
147	Uses Schema name Other	-0.15	1	1	49 %	56 %
148	Is OpenGraph Type Article Technology	-0.15	1	1	23 %	64 %
149	Is Store Page Other	-0.15	1	1	36 %	66 %
150	Leading Variations in H2 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	4	1	17 %	82 %
151	Number of Questions Size	-0.15	109	13	57 %	63 %
152	Inline JavaScript Kilobytes Size	-0.15	720	124	67 %	44 %
153	Has HREF Lang Technology	-0.15	1	1	10 %	80 %
154	Has Google Verify Technology	-0.15	1	1	14 %	80 %
155	Number of Nofollow Links Authority	-0.15	41	3	16 %	82 %
156	Uses JSON-LD SearchAction Other	-0.15	1	1	17 %	73 %
157	Exact Matches in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.15	17	2	13 %	79 %
158	Variations making whole H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.15	3	1	12 %	82 %
159	Variations in Absolute URLs Relevancy	-0.14	4125	53	43 %	90 %
160	Variations in Footer Tags Relevancy	-0.14	4826	28	27 %	82 %
161	Uses Schema searchaction Other	-0.14	1	1	17 %	72 %
162	Exact Matches in H1-H6 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	9	1	14 %	84 %
163	Variations in OpenGraph Description Relevancy	-0.14	38	2	38 %	71 %
164	Has Schema Markup Relevancy	-0.14	1	1	53 %	55 %
165	Uses Schema image Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	75 %
166	Variations in Script Tags Relevancy	-0.14	12985	99	48 %	74 %
167	Number of H5 Tags Size	-0.14	26	2	11 %	84 %
168	Is Pagination Page Other	-0.14	1	1	15 %	68 %
169	Variations in First 100 Words Relevancy	-0.14	186	7	45 %	81 %
170	Has Canonical URL Authority	-0.14	1	1	60 %	59 %
171	Uses JSON-LD mainEntity Other	-0.14	1	1	1 %	11 %
172	Uses JSON-LD inLanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	23 %	69 %
173	Uses Schema inlanguage Other	-0.14	1	1	23 %	68 %
174	Has Terms of Service Trust	-0.14	1	1	29 %	58 %
175	Variations making whole H1, H2, and H3 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	2	1	10 %	82 %
176	Variations in Strong Tags Relevancy	-0.14	96	3	19 %	85 %
177	Entities in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	9	3	42 %	81 %
178	LSI Words in Meta Description Tag Relevancy	-0.14	30	9	45 %	85 %
179	LSI Words in H4 Tags Relevancy	-0.14	52	5	19 %	87 %
180	Uses Schema telephone Other	-0.14	1	1	14 %	71 %
181	Uses Schema url Other	-0.14	1	1	45 %	53 %
182	Title Word Count Size	-0.14	23	8	70 %	59 %
183	Uses Schema breadcrumblist Other	-0.14	1	1	34 %	43 %
184	Word Count in Meta Description Size	-0.14	63	19	58 %	63 %
185	Number of Prices Size	-0.14	1044	103	58 %	75 %
186	Uses JSON-LD image Other	-0.14	1	1	12 %	77 %
187	Percentage of NoFollow Links Authority	-0.14	6	2	14 %	80 %
188	Uses Schema listitem Other	-0.14	1	1	34 %	44 %
189	Number of NoFollow External Links Authority	-0.14	33	2	11 %	81 %
190	Title Length Size	-0.14	168	53	70 %	60 %
191	Variation Density in Top 30KB Relevancy	-0.13	322	5	46 %	67 %
192	Uses Schema description Other	-0.13	1	1	39 %	47 %
193	Meta Description Length Size	-0.13	354	116	58 %	65 %
194	Uses JSON-LD item	-0.13	1	1	19 %	72 %
195	Variations in Search Result Summary Relevancy	-0.13	43	3	59 %	64 %
196	Has Meta Description Relevancy	-0.13	1	1	56 %	56 %
197	Clean Keyword Density in the HTML Tag Relevancy	-0.13	192	5	50 %	64 %
198	Has Meta Twitter Card Authority	-0.13	1	1	45 %	44 %
199	Uses Schema aggregaterating Other	-0.13	1	1	8 %	65 %
200	Uses Schema postalcode Other	-0.13	1	1	13 %	71 %

Measures 154120 SEO Factors

152398 Built-In SEO Factors

143173 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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