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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Ranking systems
September 2022 Google Product Reviews Update
Fifth update for the Product Reviews Update, the Google Search ranking algorithm update focused on content related to product reviews on the Web, still limited to searches in English. Read more -
Core Update
September 2022 Google Core Update
On September 12, Google released the September 2022 Core Update, an update to the search engine's core algorithm. Read more -
Ranking systems
Helpful Content System
Google has released the Helpful Content System for English-language searches: a new site-level ranking signal that rewards content that are useful to people and demotes content only written to gain search engine visibility. Read more -
Policies and guidelines
Search Quality Raters Guidelines Update
Google modifies the Guidelines for Search Quality Evaluators by introducing new definitions for some key SEO topics, such as page quality, YMYL topics, and weight of EAT criteria in evaluations. Read more -
Ranking systems
July 2022 Google Product Reviews Update
Google has launched a new update, the fourth, for its Product Reviews, the complex algorithm that evaluates the quality of pages with product reviews, still limited to English-language content.. Read more
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