Google’s Algorithm History 2022: Ranking Updates Release History

Google is constantly working to improve its search algorithms in order to provide users with the best and most relevant results. The company has a long history of updates and improvements to its ranking algorithms, and here is a look at some of the major updates that have been released over the past year.

December 14, 2022 – Released the December 2022 link spam update. This update is global and affects all languages. The rollout was complete as of January 12, 2023.

December 5, 2022 – Released the December 2022 helpful content update, which improves the company’s classifier and works across content globally in all languages. The rollout was complete as of January 12, 2023.

October 19, 2022 – Released the October 2022 spam update. This update is global and affects all languages. The rollout was complete as of October 21, 2022.

September 20, 2022 – Released the September 2022 product reviews update. This update applies to English-language product reviews. The rollout was complete as of September 26, 2022.

September 12, 2022 – Released the September 2022 core update. The rollout was complete as of September 26, 2022.

August 25, 2022 – Released the August 2022 helpful content update. The rollout was complete as of September 9, 2022.

July 27, 2022 – Released the July 2022 product reviews update for English-language product reviews. The rollout was complete as of August 2, 2022.

May 25, 2022 – Released the May 2022 core update. The rollout was complete as of June 9, 2022.

March 23, 2022 – Released the March 2022 product reviews update. The rollout was complete as of April 6, 2022.

February 22, 2022 – Released the page experience update for desktop. The rollout was complete as of March 3, 2022.

These updates demonstrate Google’s commitment to providing the best search experience possible for its users. The company is constantly working to refine its algorithms and ensure that the results returned to users are of the highest quality and relevance.