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800 -- deindexed site count for Google Search (2024)
Search Engine Journal reported that over 800 sites were deindexed during Google's March 2024 spam update wave.
- Reported as 'over 800 sites'
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Value
800
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2024
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
60
Freshness
95
Source
Search Engine Journal
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Tier B
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Search Engine Journal reporting on March 2024 deindexing wave
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RoleAll marketers
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Google Search: 800 deindexed site count. Source: Search Engine Journal (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/march-2024-deindexed-sites-800
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