Official statement
Google does not consider social media activity (followers, likes, shares) as a ranking factor. Social profiles and pages are treated like normal HTML pages if they contain crawlable links and indexable content.
Other statements from this video 14 ▾
- □ Why should you use x-default in language directory pages?
- □ Do Noindex Pages Really Affect Google's Perceived Quality?
- □ Do ccTLDs Really Impact Local SEO Rankings?
- □ Why are Google updates rolling out without any prior announcements?
- □ Why are search titles now fixed to each page?
- □ Do page titles really impact SEO rankings?
- □ Is the disavow tool truly safe for your SEO?
- □ Why does it take up to 6 months for the impact of a disavow file to show up?
- □ Does translated content truly impact SEO?
- □ Is Hreflang really always necessary?
- □ Is it true that Google Penguin impacts site trust with spam links?
- □ How important is field data for Core Web Vitals?
- □ Do Web Stories Really Influence Your SEO?
- □ Why should you steer clear of using a generic author name on your SEO site?
Official statement from
(4 years ago)
⚠ A more recent statement exists on this topic
Should you really track every SEO metric, even when results are going downhill?
View statement →
TL;DR
Social data does not impact Google rankings. Social pages are indexed like regular HTML pages. Don't rely on your likes for SEO.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Les likes sur Facebook influencent-ils mon SEO ?
Non, les likes ne sont pas des facteurs de classement Google direct.
Les liens depuis Twitter comptent-ils pour le SEO ?
Ils peuvent être suivis s'ils sont indexables, mais leur impact direct est limité.
Les partages sociaux boostent-ils le ranking ?
Pas directement, mais ils augmentent la visibilité et peuvent générer des backlinks.
🎥 From the same video 14
Other SEO insights extracted from this same Google Search Central video · published on 30/10/2021
🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube →
💬 Comments (0)
Be the first to comment.