B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
2
2 -- average age of top ranking pages for Google search results (top-ranking pages) (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
2
Unit
Duration Years
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
Primary
Tier C
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Original Research
Ahrefs
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Methodology
Ahrefs study on how long it takes to rank, cited via ahrefs.com blog
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryMedia
RegionGlobal
RoleSEO Specialist
Channelsearch
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Google search results (top-ranking pages): 2 average age of top ranking pages. Source: Ahrefs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/top-ranking-pages-age-ahrefs
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/top-ranking-pages-age-ahrefs" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>2</strong> -- average age of top ranking pages for Google search results (top-ranking pages)<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/top-ranking-pages-age-ahrefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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