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74.5%
74.5% -- share of lost backlinks for SEO links (2025)
According to a study by Ahrefs, 74.5% of SEO links are lost.
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74.5%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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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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Tier C
https://staging-userp.kinsta.cloud/link-building/premium-backlinks/ ↗
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How We Acquire Premium Backlinks That Drive Real SEO Growth
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Attention is the new currency.” But with everyone competing for attention on the digital front, how can you keep ranking with search engine optimization (SEO)?
Backlinks (or inbound links). Not run-of-the-mill, low-quality links that can get you penalized without y…
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SEO links: 74.5% share of lost backlinks. Source: Ahrefs (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/lost-seo-links-ahrefs
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/lost-seo-links-ahrefs" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>74.5%</strong> -- share of lost backlinks for SEO links<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/lost-seo-links-ahrefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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