{"id":205549,"date":"2025-04-25T21:49:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/marketing\/101-seo-stats-to-reference-everywhere-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T21:49:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:49:28","slug":"101-seo-stats-to-reference-everywhere-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=205549","title":{"rendered":"101 SEO Stats to Reference Everywhere in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Search engines have never been static. They\u2019re constantly tweaking their rubrics for assessing content\u2014not to mention the many outside influences. From semantic search to featured snippets to AI results, the space keeps evolving.<\/p>\n<p>Marketers who want to succeed in SEO know to watch for the trends, statistics, and news that indicate where the industry is headed.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to ground yourself in modern SEO practices, this list of SEO statistics is a great place to start. Read on to explore some of the most relevant facts and figures that show where SEO is in 2025 and where it may be going.<\/p>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<h2>SEO statistics for industry growth and market trends<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/google-ai-overviews\">disruption caused by Google\u2019s AI Overviews<\/a>, SEO remains one of the best channels to drive traffic and leads. Consumers still turn to popular search platforms billions of times a day to answer all manner of questions\u2014including ones they\u2019ve never asked before!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with some stats that prove <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/local-seo-in-2024\">SEO is still a robust marketing channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The global SEO market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchandmarkets.com\/report\/seo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8.3%<\/a> from 2024-2030.<\/li>\n<li>While AI is certainly changing the SEO industry overall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/contentshake\/ai-content-marketing-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">99%<\/a> of marketing leaders still say that non-AI tools remain a part of their toolkit.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/zero-click-searches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero-click search<\/a>, where users do not click on a single link on the SERPs page, is growing; over <a href=\"https:\/\/sparktoro.com\/blog\/2024-zero-click-search-study-for-every-1000-us-google-searches-only-374-clicks-go-to-the-open-web-in-the-eu-its-360\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">58%<\/a> of all Google queries in the US are zero-click searches.<\/li>\n<li>Google only displays ads on about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/11\/1\/23941766\/google-antitrust-trial-search-queries-ad-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20%<\/a> of all search results.<\/li>\n<li>Organic traffic accounts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightedge.com\/resources\/research-reports\/channel_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">53%<\/a> of all trackable traffic to websites; social media only drives 5% of site traffic.<\/li>\n<li>Google receives about <a href=\"https:\/\/seo.ai\/blog\/how-many-people-use-google\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">99,000<\/a> search queries per second.<\/li>\n<li>Google has long been the leading search engine. It currently accounts for just over <a href=\"https:\/\/gs.statcounter.com\/search-engine-market-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">90%<\/a> of all searches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-trends-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from Statcounter.\" width=\"936\" height=\"527\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter wp-image-90938 size-full\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-trends-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from Statcounter.\" width=\"936\" height=\"527\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90938 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-trends-png.avif 936w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-trends-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-trends-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-trends-480x270.avif 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gs.statcounter.com\/search-engine-market-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bing is the second-most-popular search engine, with nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/gs.statcounter.com\/search-engine-market-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4%<\/a> of all searches each month happening on the Microsoft-owned platform.<\/li>\n<li>Gartner predicts that search engine volume will drop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024-02-19-gartner-predicts-search-engine-volume-will-drop-25-percent-by-2026-due-to-ai-chatbots-and-other-virtual-agents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25%<\/a> by 2026 because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2023\/06\/05\/generative-ai-in-digital-marketing\">generative AI<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Each day, <a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/us\/think\/search-and-video\/google-search-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15%<\/a> of Google searches are for completely new queries.<\/li>\n<li>Google is huge among Gen Z. Signed-in users between the ages of 18 and 24 represent the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/us\/think\/search-and-video\/google-search-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highest volume<\/a> of search queries daily over all other age groups.<\/li>\n<li>Google\u2019s search products generated over <a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/assets\/94\/93\/52071fba4229a93331939f9bc31c\/goog-10-q-q3-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$144 billion<\/a> in revenue for the business in Q1-3 of 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Google generates about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/268252\/web-visitor-traffic-to-googlecom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">85 billion<\/a> visits a month.<\/li>\n<li>The SEO industry\u2019s market size is expected to hit nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com\/report\/search-engine-optimization-services-global-market-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$107 billion<\/a> in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>In the US, ecommerce revenues totaled nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com\/report\/search-engine-optimization-services-global-market-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$107 billion<\/a> in 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Businesses spend an average of between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webfx.com\/seo\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$500 and $7,500<\/a> per month on SEO.<\/li>\n<li>The average marketing budget has fallen since 2020, with CMOs reporting a budget that\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/marketing\/topics\/marketing-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7.7%<\/a> of total revenue in 2024. That means less money to spend on SEO, too.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/blog\/small-business-marketing-trends-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">61%<\/a> of small businesses are currently not investing in SEO, but 46% of those plan to do so in 2025.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/resources\/smb-marketing-trends-report\/?cid=Web_LiQ_Any_InContent_Guide_2025SmallBusinessMarketingTrendsReport_Download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">71%<\/a> of small businesses investing in SEO are satisfied with their results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25 <strong>Ready to rank?<\/strong> Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/resources\/first-page-of-google?cid=Web_Any_BlogInContent_PPC_10WaysFirstPageGoogle_Download\">10 Tangible &amp; Free Ways to Get on the First Page of Google<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>SEO ROI and performance statistics<\/h2>\n<p>Similarly, investing in SEO continues to pay off. Consumers still see search engines as a go-to resource for information, and marketers still report massive long-term gains in implementing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2021\/03\/05\/seo-strategy\">SEO strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A thought leadership SEO campaign, which invests in regular, strategic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2023\/06\/13\/content-creation\">content creation<\/a>, can deliver a <a href=\"https:\/\/firstpagesage.com\/reports\/seo-roi-statistics-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">748%<\/a> ROI.<\/li>\n<li>B2B companies see big returns on SEO investments; they generate <a href=\"https:\/\/videos.brightedge.com\/research-report\/BrightEdge_ChannelReport2019_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2x<\/a> more revenue from organic search than any other channel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/databox.com\/seo-vs-ppc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seven out of 10<\/a> marketers say SEO is one of the most effective channels for driving sales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-performance-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from databox.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter wp-image-90939 size-full\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-performance-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from databox.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90939 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-performance-png.avif 600w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-performance-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-performance-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-performance-480x480.avif 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/databox.com\/seo-vs-ppc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The top link in organic results on Google has an average click-through rate of nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-ctr-stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28%<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Only <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-ctr-stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0.67%<\/a> of searchers click on results on the second page of Google, which illustrates the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2020\/08\/19\/get-on-first-page-google\">ranking on that first page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Among marketers from enterprise-level organizations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/238866\/seo-link-building-keyword-research-becoming-most.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">72%<\/a> report that their SEO efforts are successful in driving marketing objectives, like increasing web traffic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/238866\/seo-link-building-keyword-research-becoming-most.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">57%<\/a> of surveyed in-house marketers say a lack of SEO skills under their own roof is their biggest hurdle.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/search-traffic-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">97%<\/a> of all websites get zero organic traffic from Google.<\/li>\n<li>People move quickly on Google\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-user-behavior#42-of-local-searchers-click-on-the-google-map-pack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50%<\/a> of searchers click on the results within nine seconds of their query.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-user-behavior#42-of-local-searchers-click-on-the-google-map-pack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">65%<\/a> of searchers still click on the \u201c10 blue links\u201d organic, first-page search results at some point following their query.<\/li>\n<li>Among surveyed B2B marketers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandmetric.com\/content\/content-marketing-infographic?_conv_v=vi%3A1*sc%3A2*cs%3A1742182060*fs%3A1742057850*pv%3A3*seg%3A%7B10031564.1-10034364.1-10034366.1-10034739.1%7D*exp%3A%7B100345302.%7Bv.1003171023-g.%7B%7D%7D%7D*ps%3A1742057850&amp;_conv_s=si%3A2*sh%3A1742182060429-0.5428670957488164*pv%3A2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60%<\/a> say they use web traffic to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2020\/12\/17\/content-marketing-kpis\">measure success<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The average length of videos that rank on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/youtube-seo\">first page of YouTube results<\/a> is just shy of <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/youtube-ranking-factors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 minutes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/youtube-ranking-factors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">68%<\/a> of videos ranking on the first page of results are high-definition.<\/li>\n<li>Google is the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/us\/think\/search-and-video\/google-search-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#1 touchpoint<\/a> consumers say helps them make smart, informed purchase decisions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/us\/think\/search-and-video\/google-search-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">70%<\/a> of social media users say they head to Google to do additional research on products they\u2019ve seen on social media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mobile and local SEO statistics<\/h2>\n<p>For small businesses, mobile and <a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/blog\/local-seo-importance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local SEO<\/a> reign supreme. Think about your own search habits: When you\u2019re out on the road and need to get something quickly, what\u2019s the first thing you do? Probably take out your phone and search for a business near you. And statistics show you\u2019re not alone\u2014mobile and local SEO searches regularly connect high-intent shoppers with local businesses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google accounts for about <a href=\"https:\/\/gs.statcounter.com\/search-engine-market-share\/mobile\/united-states-of-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">95%<\/a> of all mobile searches in the US.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/blog\/google-maps-marketing-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps<\/a> app has a mobile reach of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/281605\/reach-of-leading-us-smartphone-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">59%<\/a> among smartphone users in the US.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNear me\u201d searches on Google Maps have grown <a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/us\/think\/consumer-insights\/reach-customers-on-google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100%<\/a> year-over-year globally.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/315709\/online-local-business-search-frequency-us-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21%<\/a> of consumers use the internet to find a local business every single day.<\/li>\n<li>Highly rated businesses\u2014those with <a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/blog\/get-google-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four or more stars on Google<\/a>\u2014outrank those with lower ratings by a median of <a href=\"https:\/\/freshchalk.com\/blog\/150k-small-business-website-teardown-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11%<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightlocal.com\/research\/business-listings-visibility-study\/\">31%<\/a> of local-intent organic search results surface <a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/blog\/best-free-business-listing-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business directory<\/a> pages.<\/li>\n<li>For transactional local search terms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightlocal.com\/research\/business-listings-visibility-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">61%<\/a> of SERPs results are business websites.<\/li>\n<li>Among local queries, <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-user-behavior#42-of-local-searchers-click-on-the-google-map-pack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">42%<\/a> of searchers click on results within the <a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/blog\/get-your-business-on-google-3-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps Pack<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-map-pack.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - screenshot of Google results\" width=\"394\" height=\"600\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter wp-image-90941 size-full\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-map-pack.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - screenshot of Google results\" width=\"394\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90941 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-map-pack.avif 394w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-map-pack-197x300.avif 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Google 3-pack (aka Google Map Pack)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/us\/think\/consumer-insights\/determined-shopper-holiday-marketing-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two in three<\/a> US consumers make a decision about what they\u2019re going to buy before they get to a store.<\/li>\n<li>Mobile search is the primary search location for <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/marketing-trends?hubs_content=www.hubspot.com\/marketing-statistics&amp;hubs_content-cta=HubSpot%20State%20of%20Marketing%20Report&amp;_gl=1*ai48si*_gcl_au*MTk4Nzg5NDMzMi4xNzQxNzkwNzYx*FPAU*MTk4Nzg5NDMzMi4xNzQxNzkwNzYx*_ga*MTU1ODEwNDM3Ni4xNzQxNzkwNzYz*_ga_LXTM6CQ0XK*MTc0MjE4MjA2NC40LjEuMTc0MjE4MjQwNi4yLjAuMA..*_fplc*SFBaUmprM0IyS05QU29TWHBLbGRDVnY0TG9ZWHg4dkFsekZDZDI0YXlhd3ZPa2NFeGIlMkJ0bFdEVDA4Sk1FM24lMkZvRmppMmFndk1ERXRNMm03U2VDSDgxdEN0TTE4aEMzMmI2MWh6V1d2M0VUNkd6UHdpdm5VQ3hnb2JvZHdtUSUzRCUzRA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">52%<\/a> of all Americans. That number leaps up to 80% for Gen Z and 62% among millennials.<\/li>\n<li>Consumers rank Google (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightlocal.com\/research\/local-business-discovery-trust-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">66%<\/a>), Google Maps (45%), and a business\u2019s own website (36%) as the top three most trusted sources for evaluating a local company online.<\/li>\n<li>Reading mostly <a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/blog\/how-to-respond-to-negative-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negative reviews<\/a> causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightlocal.com\/research\/local-business-discovery-trust-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">63%<\/a> of consumers to lose trust in a business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2b50 <strong>Great reviews lead to higher rankings.<\/strong> Get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/resources\/how-to-get-more-reviews?cid=Web_WS_InContent_Guide_howtogetreviews_Download&amp;itm_source=localiq&amp;itm_medium=blog&amp;itm_campaign=incontent_links\">How to Get More Reviews: 8 Tips to Boost Ranking, Reputation, &amp; Revenue<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<h2>SEO and AI statistics<\/h2>\n<p>The specter looming over most SEO-related conversations in 2025 is AI. When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2023\/03\/06\/how-to-use-chatgpt-for-small-business-marketing\">ChatGPT<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ai-copywriting-tools\">generative AI tools<\/a> burst on the scene in late 2023, many predicted that the death of SEO was imminent. Search engines would wither away, with people turning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ai-referral-traffic\">AI answer engines<\/a> like Perplexity and Gemini to answer all their queries. Lucky for all the SEO pros out there, that prediction has not yet proved correct. Instead, nimble marketers have discovered how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ai-in-marketing\">employ AI<\/a> to improve their SEO tactics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seoclarity.net\/research\/impact-generative-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">86%<\/a> of SEO experts have integrated AI technology or tools into their strategies.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/contentshake\/ai-content-marketing-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">67%<\/a> of small businesses are already <a href=\"https:\/\/localiq.com\/blog\/ai-content-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using AI<\/a> for content creation and SEO.<\/li>\n<li>Among the more than 2,600 businesses surveyed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/contentshake\/ai-content-marketing-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">65%<\/a> report better SEO results because of AI.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/contentshake\/ai-content-marketing-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">61%<\/a> of marketers using AI for ranking and attracting organic traffic say they are \u201ceffective\u201d or \u201cvery effective.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Most marketers think AI will help their cause\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/marketing-trends?hubs_content=www.hubspot.com\/marketing-statistics&amp;hubs_content-cta=HubSpot%20State%20of%20Marketing%20Report&amp;_gl=1*uf9oe6*_gcl_au*MTk4Nzg5NDMzMi4xNzQxNzkwNzYx*FPAU*MTk4Nzg5NDMzMi4xNzQxNzkwNzYx*_ga*MTU1ODEwNDM3Ni4xNzQxNzkwNzYz*_ga_LXTM6CQ0XK*MTc0MjE4MjA2NC40LjEuMTc0MjE4MjM2NC40NC4wLjA.*_fplc*SFBaUmprM0IyS05QU29TWHBLbGRDVnY0TG9ZWHg4dkFsekZDZDI0YXlhd3ZPa2NFeGIlMkJ0bFdEVDA4Sk1FM24lMkZvRmppMmFndk1ERXRNMm03U2VDSDgxdEN0TTE4aEMzMmI2MWh6V1d2M0VUNkd6UHdpdm5VQ3hnb2JvZHdtUSUzRCUzRA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">75%<\/a> anticipate that AI-enabled search engines will positively impact their blogs.<\/li>\n<li>AI Overviews appear in up to <a href=\"https:\/\/lp.botify.com\/q4.2024-aio-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">47%<\/a> of all search results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-AI-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from botify.\" width=\"936\" height=\"560\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter wp-image-90943 size-full\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-AI-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from botify.\" width=\"936\" height=\"560\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90943 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-AI-png.avif 936w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-AI-300x179.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-AI-768x459.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-AI-480x287.avif 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.botify.com\/q4.2024-aio-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On mobile devices, AI Overviews and featured snippets can take up over <a href=\"https:\/\/lp.botify.com\/q4.2024-aio-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">75%<\/a> of the real estate on the screen.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1478356\/ai-powered-search-engines-trust-factors-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50%<\/a> of the US adults responding to a 2024 survey said they\u2019d trust AI search results more if the content was verified by a human.<\/li>\n<li>Google\u2019s AI Overviews are reaching more than <a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/us\/think\/search-and-video\/google-search-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 billion<\/a> searchers each month.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seoclarity.net\/research\/impact-generative-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">83%<\/a> of marketers at companies with 200+ people report that their efforts to incorporate AI into their work are already driving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2018\/10\/12\/local-seo\">better SEO performance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seoclarity.net\/research\/impact-generative-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">82%<\/a> of SEO experts plan to invest more in AI in the future, with their primary objectives being to improve performance and reduce repetitive tasks.<\/li>\n<li>On a scale of 1-10, the average SEO expert said their level of confidence in using AI tactics and strategies in their work was about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seoclarity.net\/research\/impact-generative-ai\">7<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aira.net\/state-of-technical-seo\/in-house-specific-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">59%<\/a> of SEO pros say AI has influenced their planning and roadmap a little, while 21% say it\u2019s sparked big changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>On-page and technical SEO statistics<\/h2>\n<p>Google is notoriously tight-lipped about how, exactly, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/google-algorithm-documents-leak\">ranks sites in search<\/a>. But we\u2019ve long known that technical elements like page load time and mobile friendliness play a role. These statistics shed some light on just how much (or how little) certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2022\/04\/06\/on-page-seo\">on-page<\/a> and technical elements really impact SEO.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An analysis of more than 2,300 websites found that Google rewrote over <a href=\"https:\/\/zyppy.com\/seo\/title-tags\/google-title-rewrite-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">61%<\/a> of all meta titles. This often happens to address concerns with length (too long or too short), keyword repetition, and missing brand names.<\/li>\n<li>Google also rewrites meta descriptions; a survey of 192,656 web pages found Google rewrote nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/meta-description-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">63%<\/a> of them.<\/li>\n<li>Google is more likely to rewrite meta-descriptions for long-tail keywords (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/meta-description-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">65%<\/a>) than for broad, high-volume keywords (60%).<\/li>\n<li>A technical SEO campaign, where an agency focuses on technical fixes and optimization, can result in a <a href=\"https:\/\/firstpagesage.com\/reports\/seo-roi-statistics-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">117%<\/a> ROI.<\/li>\n<li>URLs with words that are similar to the page\u2019s keywords see a <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-ctr-stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">45%<\/a> higher click-through rate than URLs that contain no keywords.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandmetric.com\/content\/content-marketing-infographic?_conv_v=vi%3A1*sc%3A2*cs%3A1742182060*fs%3A1742057850*pv%3A3*seg%3A%7B10031564.1-10034364.1-10034366.1-10034739.1%7D*exp%3A%7B100345302.%7Bv.1003171023-g.%7B%7D%7D%7D*ps%3A1742057850&amp;_conv_s=si%3A2*sh%3A1742182060429-0.5428670957488164*pv%3A2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60%<\/a> of B2B marketers consider their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2015\/02\/09\/how-to-write-a-blog-post\">blogs<\/a> to be their most valuable channel.<\/li>\n<li>On average, companies with blogs produce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandmetric.com\/content\/content-marketing-infographic?_conv_v=vi%3A1*sc%3A2*cs%3A1742182060*fs%3A1742057850*pv%3A3*seg%3A%7B10031564.1-10034364.1-10034366.1-10034739.1%7D*exp%3A%7B100345302.%7Bv.1003171023-g.%7B%7D%7D%7D*ps%3A1742057850&amp;_conv_s=si%3A2*sh%3A1742182060429-0.5428670957488164*pv%3A2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">67%<\/a> more leads per month than those without blogs.<\/li>\n<li>The average age of pages ranking in the top 10 spots on Google is <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-long-does-it-take-to-rank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2-plus years old<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Just over <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/meta-description-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25%<\/a> of top-ranking pages don\u2019t have any meta descriptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-on-page-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from ahrefs.\" width=\"672\" height=\"600\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter wp-image-90942 size-full\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-on-page-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from ahrefs.\" width=\"672\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90942 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-on-page-png.avif 672w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-on-page-300x268.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-on-page-480x429.avif 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/meta-description-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research by Ahrefs found <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/flesch-reading-ease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no correlation<\/a> between a web page\u2019s Flesch Reading Score and its ranking position.<\/li>\n<li>A Backlinko analysis of 11.8 million Google searches found <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/search-engine-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no correlation<\/a> between page load speed and placement on the first page of Google SERPs.<\/li>\n<li>Similarly, they found<a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/search-engine-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> no correlation<\/a> between including a keyword in your title tag and first-page SERP placement.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aira.net\/state-of-technical-seo\/the-impact-of-technical-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28%<\/a> of marketers cited technical debt as the biggest risk to their technical SEO success.<\/li>\n<li>SEO experts acknowledge that technical SEO can take time to work; <a href=\"https:\/\/aira.net\/state-of-technical-seo\/the-impact-of-technical-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">44%<\/a> said it can take up to 3 months for changes to impact traffic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aira.net\/state-of-technical-seo\/technical-seo-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">97%<\/a> of SEO pros say they use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2021\/06\/16\/how-to-use-google-search-console\">Google Search Console<\/a> in their work, making it the most popular tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Off-page SEO and link-building statistics<\/h2>\n<p>SEO best practices don\u2019t just happen on your own website. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2020\/12\/10\/link-building-secrets\">Building up backlinks<\/a>\u2014that is, getting your website linked to from a trusted, high-traffic site\u2014bolsters your site\u2019s standing in the eyes of consumers and search engine ranking algorithms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLink rot,\u201d when a link no longer directs to its intended page or file, is a pervasive issue. Over <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/link-rot-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">66%<\/a> of all links to sites in the past nine years are dead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-link-rot-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from ahrefs.\" width=\"681\" height=\"600\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter wp-image-90944 size-full\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-link-rot-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graph from ahrefs.\" width=\"681\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90944 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-link-rot-png.avif 681w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-link-rot-300x264.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-link-rot-480x423.avif 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/link-rot-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Semrush\u2019s backlink database is one of the largest out there; it contains more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/analytics\/backlinks\/?utm_source=explodingtopics.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=seo-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">43 trillion<\/a> links.<\/li>\n<li>Approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/238866\/seo-link-building-keyword-research-becoming-most.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">41%<\/a> of enterprise-level marketers say link building is the hardest part of SEO.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.authorityhacker.com\/link-building-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">75%<\/a> of link builders pay for links, despite the practice violating Google\u2019s spam policies.<\/li>\n<li>There is a direct correlation between experience and the rate of monthly link acquisition among link builders. Those with 5+ years of experience generate an average of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.authorityhacker.com\/link-building-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25 links<\/a> per month, while those with less than a year built an average of seven links monthly.<\/li>\n<li>On average, top-ranking web pages get <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/backlink-growth-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5% to 14%<\/a> more backlinks each month.<\/li>\n<li>Adding internal links can boost a page\u2019s Google traffic to a point. URLs with 40-44 internal links saw <a href=\"https:\/\/zyppy.com\/seo\/internal-links\/seo-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four times<\/a> as many clicks as URLs with 0-4 internal links. But Google traffic begins to decline after a URL hits 45-50 internal links.<\/li>\n<li>Link-builders who incorporate social media into their outreach see a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.authorityhacker.com\/link-building-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22%<\/a> higher link-building rate.<\/li>\n<li>The top result on any Google search has an average of <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/search-engine-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.8x<\/a> more backlinks than the pages in positions 2-10.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/search-engine-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">95%<\/a> of web pages have zero backlinks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>SEO statistics on voice search and other emerging technologies<\/h2>\n<p>Search engines don\u2019t operate solely in the realm of text anymore. Today, consumers can use smart speakers and reverse-image searches to discover and purchase new products. If you\u2019re not thinking about the emerging tech in search, you might miss out on opportunities to connect with these cutting-edge customers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandsage.com\/voice-search-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13%<\/a> of people in the US use smart speakers to make purchases.<\/li>\n<li>Worldwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandsage.com\/voice-search-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20%<\/a> of internet users are turning to voice search.<\/li>\n<li>Gen Z will lead all other age groups in voice search usage by 2027. It\u2019s projected that nearly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/data-drop-gen-z-leading-voice-assistant-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 64%<\/a> of Gen Zers will use voice search, with millennials coming in a close second at 62%.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/hubspot-blog-marketing-industry-trends-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13%<\/a> of marketers plan to take advantage of voice search optimization in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>More than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edisonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/The-Infinite-Dial-2023.pdf?_conv_v=vi%3A1*sc%3A2*cs%3A1742182060*fs%3A1742057850*pv%3A4*seg%3A%7B10031564.1-10034364.1-10034366.1-10034739.1%7D*exp%3A%7B100345302.%7Bv.1003171023-g.%7B%7D%7D%7D*ps%3A1742057850&amp;_conv_s=si%3A2*sh%3A1742182060429-0.5428670957488164*pv%3A3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one in three<\/a> Americans own a smart speaker.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invespcro.com\/blog\/the-state-of-visual-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">36%<\/a> of consumers have used a visual search tool, like Google Lens when shopping online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-visual-search-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graphic from Invespcro.\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter wp-image-90945 size-full\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-visual-search-png.avif\" alt=\"SEO statistics - graphic from Invespcro.\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90945 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-visual-search-png.avif 750w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-visual-search-300x240.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/seo-statistics-wordstream-visual-search-480x384.avif 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invespcro.com\/blog\/the-state-of-visual-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Source<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invespcro.com\/blog\/the-state-of-visual-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">75%<\/a> of consumers say that text-based searches are inefficient at helping them find the products they want.<\/li>\n<li>Visual searches increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/amazon--google-enhance-visual-search-features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">70%<\/a> year-over-year worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>Each month, Google gets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/amazon--google-enhance-visual-search-features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 billion<\/a> Lens searches, 4 billion of which are shopping-related.<\/li>\n<li>It was predicted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synup.com\/en\/voice-search-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">80%<\/a> of voice search queries in 2024 would be asked in a conversational way.<\/li>\n<li>Usage of descriptive keywords, like \u201cbest,\u201d \u201cfree,\u201d \u201ctop,\u201d and \u201ceasy,\u201d is expected to rise by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synup.com\/en\/voice-search-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20%<\/a> in voice search.<\/li>\n<li>More than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synup.com\/en\/voice-search-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">58%<\/a> of voice searchers use the technology to find local businesses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synup.com\/en\/voice-search-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">27%<\/a> of users visit a local business\u2019s website after conducting a voice search.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalpublicmedia.com\/insights\/reports\/smart-audio-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">52%<\/a> of smart speaker users worry that the technology could leave information about themselves or their homes vulnerable to hackers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Apply these SEO statistics to your 2025 search strategy<\/h2>\n<p>These statistics give us a good idea of where SEO is headed in the coming months and years.\u00a0 Use them to test and adjust your strategy accordingly. The marketers who can stay a step ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/seo-trends-2025\">emerging trends<\/a> can continue to deliver results for their brands\u2014-driving website traffic, getting discovered by new customers, and ultimately contributing to overall growth.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to speak to an expert SEO team about how to improve your results in this shifting environment,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/marketing-services?cid=Web_WS_InContent_Demo_Blog_Demo\"> contact us<\/a>, and we\u2019ll show you how we can help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search engines have never been static. They\u2019re constantly tweaking their rubrics for assessing content\u2014not to mention the many outside influences. From semantic search to featured snippets to AI results, the space keeps evolving. 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