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9.1%
9.1% -- backlink loss rate six months for websites (2025)
Websites lose an average of 9.1% of their backlinks every six months according to a study of 10,000 websites.
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9.1%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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10,000
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B
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50
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
seology.ai
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Tier C
https://seology.ai/blog/link-reclamation-guide-2025 ↗
Source Article
Link Reclamation: Recover Lost Backlinks & Boost Authority
Link Reclamation: Recover Lost Backlinks & Boost Authority
You're losing valuable backlinks every month. This proven guide shows how to reclaim broken, lost, and stolen links--and recover the authority you've already earned.
TL;DR
Most websites lose 15-30% of their backlinks every year to broken lin…
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seology.ai
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Referenced study of 10,000 websites; original publisher not identified.
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websites: 9.1% backlink loss rate six months. Source: seology.ai (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/six-month-backlink-loss-study-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/six-month-backlink-loss-study-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>9.1%</strong> -- backlink loss rate six months for websites<br><small>Source: seology.ai (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/six-month-backlink-loss-study-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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