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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
31 Core Update 15 Spam Update 24 Ranking systems 7 Policies and guidelines 3 Other updates

Each entry starts from Google's official announcement and records its dates, scope and rollout status.

80 updates found

  1. 2024

  2. Core Update

    March 2024 core update

    Google has released a new core algorithmic update, the first in 2024. The March 2024 core update aims to improve the quality of results and identification of useful content by reducing the presence of unoriginal content in SERPs. Read more

  3. 2023

  4. Ranking systems

    November 2023 Reviews Update

    Google has released a new update for the Reviews system, the algorithmic system that focuses on analyzing the quality of review content. This is the latest periodic notification about such improvements, which will continue to occur "at a regular and ongoing pace," as stated by Google. Read more
  5. Core Update

    November 2023 Core Update

    Google has released (another) major update, the November 2023 Core Update, which as usual serves to improve the overall quality and relevance of the results shown.
  6. Core Update

    October 2023 Core Update

    Google has released a new major update to its algorithms, the October 2023 Core Update, which impacts the search engine globally. Read more
  7. Spam Update

    October 2023 Spam Update

    Google has released the October 2023 anti-spam update, which improves Google's coverage of many languages and types of spam, in the wake of feedback received from users in various countries (particularly in Asia). Read more
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