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Google Algorithm Update History: An Overview Of All Google Updates

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The goal of every Google algorithm change, also called Google Update, is to (further) increase the quality of the search results for the user. Google uses more than 200 ranking factors to determine the quality and relevance of each URL. Google’s ranking algorithms help to get the most relevant information from the Google index.

Things worth knowing about every algorithm change from Google:

  • How often does Google make algorithm changes?
  • What is the difference between an update and a data refresh?
  • How do I recognize an algorithmic penalty?
yearGoogle updates and algorithm changes
  
2019June 2019 core update
2019March 2019 core update
  
2018Medic Update # 2
2018Small update Google Core Algorithm
2018Medic update
2018Update Google Core Algorithm
  
2017Unknown Google Update
2017Unknown Google Update
2017Fred update
2017Unknown Google Update
  
2016Penguin Update 4.0
2016Unknown Google Update
  
2015Google Panda Update 4.2
2015Google Core Algorithm Update (Phantom Update)
2015Google Mobile-Friendly Ranking Factor Update
  
2014Google Pirate Update 2.0
2014Google Penguin Update 3.0
2014Google Panda Update 4.1
2014Google HTTPS ranking factor update
2014Google Payday Loan 3.0 update
2014Google Panda Update 4.0
2014Google Payday Loan 2.0 update
2014Google Page Layout Update # 3 (Ads Above The Fold)
  
2013Google Penguin Update 2.1
2013Google Hummingbird Update
2013Google Payday Loan Update
2013Google Penguin Update 2.0
  
2012Google Page Layout Update # 2 (Ads Above The Fold)
2012Google Exact-Match Domain (EMD) update
2012Google DMCA penalty
2012Google Penguin update
2012Google Venice update
2012Google Page Layout Algorithm Update (Ads Above The Fold)
  
2011Google Freshness Update
2011Google Expanded Sitelinks Update
2011Google Panda Update
  
2010Google Caffeine Update
2010Google May Day Update
  
2009Google Vince Update (Brand Update)
  
2008Google Dewey Update
  
2007Google Buffy Update
  
2005Google Big Daddy Update
2005Google Jagger update
2005Google Gilligan update
2005Google Bourbon update
2005Google Allegra update
  
2004Google Brandy Update
2004Google Austin update
  
2003Google Florida update
2003Google Fritz update
2003Google Esmeralda update
2003Google Dominic Update
2003Google Cassandra update
2003Google Boston update
  
20021. Documented Google Update

Video explanation on this topic

Matt Cutts from Google explains: What are some of the metrics that Google uses to evaluate whether one iteration of the ranking algorithm is delivering better quality results to users than another?