B
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17%
17% -- share of local ranking factors for Google reviews (2026)
Google reviews account for approximately 17% of local search ranking factors according to Moz.
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17%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Moz
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https://nposts.ai/en/guide/google-business-profile-franchise/ ↗
Source Article
GBP for Franchises: Guide 2026 | nPosts.ai
Google Business Profile for Franchises: The Complete 2026 Guide
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Google reviews: 17% share of local ranking factors. Source: Moz (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-reviews-17-percent-local-ranking
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