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120 days
120 days -- time to page one ranking for Google Search (2026)
According to a study by Ahrefs cited in the source, it can take 120 days to achieve page one rankings in search engines.
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120 days
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Duration Days
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
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Ahrefs
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Cited as 'a recent study by Ahrefs' on SEO ranking timelines; secondary citation
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Google Search: 120 days time to page one ranking. Source: Ahrefs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ahrefs-page-one-ranking-time-120-days
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