I've been updating my article on May 9th Google Ranking Changes, but it's very unusual to see such drastic changes in Google search rankings over such a long period of time. This continuous Google search ranking update started on his May 3rd, spiked on May 9th, and hasn't slowed down much since then.
Both the SEO conversation within the SEO community and third-party tracking tools have become very active over the past week. I don't know if AI Overview or the new web filter is causing this, but I strongly suspect it. My guess is that the ranking data keeps updating and that there are probably unconfirmed Google ranking changes occurring.
Note that the March 2024 Core Update started on March 5th and ended 45 days later on April 19th. He then reported ranking changes both before April 25th (which I believe was still a core update) and on May 3rd, and that there was an additional ranking change on May 9th. However, the fluctuations have not subsided yet.
Google tracking tools
As you can see, most of these tools are super hot and have seen a lot of fluctuation in Google rankings over the past week.
Semrush:
Similar web:
Advanced web ranking:
Moz cast:
SERP metrics:
Accurunker:
Mangool:
Wincher:
SERPstat:
Cognitive SEO:
Algoroo:
SEO chat
And the chatter has continued to be heated this past week. Here's what some people have been saying over the past day or so on the WebmasterWorld forums and in the comments on this site:
Drop it today!
We've seen an increase in traffic from several countries today, and a significant increase in average pageviews per visitor, similar to Monday… it's crazy.
We have seen a 50% drop in the last 3 days. Is anyone in the same boat?
After getting some gains with the core update, we are seeing a slight reversal with what happened on the 9th, which is disappointing. Still trying to recover.
Very bad situation, traffic decreased, AdSense decreased… everything decreased.
The traffic situation seems to be even worse today. I don't know if it's because of these changes or not. I don’t care either, man.
These are just a few of the comments regarding ranking changes over the past day.
What are you all watching?
WebmasterWorld forum discussion.