This page tracks all confirmed Google Search algorithm updates since January 2024, including core updates, spam updates, and Google Discover updates.
Each entry includes a brief summary based primarily on information published by Google.
Note: Core and spam updates may take days or weeks to fully roll out. The dates below reflect the month in which each update was announced.
A broad core update focused on improving Search quality by refining how Google's systems evaluate and rank content.
Further refinements to Google's spam detection systems and enforcement of Search spam policies.
Broad ranking system improvements designed to better identify and reward helpful, reliable content in Search.
An update affecting Google Discover recommendations, intended to improve the relevance and usefulness of content shown in Discover feeds.
Broad changes to Google's core ranking systems intended to improve result quality and better match content to user intent.
Updates to Google's spam-fighting systems to improve detection of policy-violating and manipulative content.
Ongoing improvements to Google's core ranking systems focused on delivering relevant and useful search results.
A broad update to Google's ranking systems designed to continue surfacing helpful, trustworthy content from a wide range of sources.
Enhancements to Google's spam detection systems to further reduce low-quality and manipulative content in Search.
Another broad core update intended to improve the quality and relevance of Search results across all content types and regions.
Continued refinement of Google's core ranking systems to better surface relevant, satisfying content for searchers.
A broad update to Google's core ranking systems aimed at showing more genuinely useful content and improving visibility for high-quality creators and publishers.
Improvements to Google's automated spam detection systems to reduce spam appearing in Search results.
Expanded spam protections and introduced new policies addressing scaled content abuse, expired domain abuse, and site reputation abuse.
A broad core update designed to improve how Google's ranking systems identify and surface helpful, reliable, and people-first content across Search.