Update timeline
Google updates: every update to the search algorithm
Timeline, rollout notes and the operational memory of Google updates: Core Updates, Spam Updates and every relevant change in Search.
From 2011 to today
Latest entry 25 September 2026
80
Updates recorded
Each entry starts from Google's official announcement and records its dates, scope and rollout status.
2022
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Core Update
May 2022 Google Core Update
New Google algorithm core update: On May 25 debuted the May 2022 Core Update, which will complete its rollout within two weeks.. Read more -
Ranking systems
March 2022 Google Product Reviews Update
Google has announced a new update for Product Reviews, the system for rating and ranking pages with product reviews on U.S. SERPs in English. Read more 2021
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Ranking systems
December 2021 Google Product Reviews Update
Google has announced changes to the Product Reviews Update, the algorithm that seeks to improve the results provided by the search engine for content related to "product reviews". Read more -
Core Update
November 2021 Google Core Update
Google's November 2021 Core Update, a new basic update to the search engine's algorithms, has started. Read more -
Spam Update
November 2021 Spam Update
New Google crackdown on spam results in SERPs, to clean up pages from results that Google's algorithms detect as spammy and unhelpful. Read more
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