Data Studies

7 min read

Do Reviews Impact Local SEO Rankings? New StudyDo ratings and reviews really impact your local SEO? To find the answer we studied 5k+ business-oriented keywords, and analyzed the Local Pack results in Google Maps and the Local Pack on Desktop and Mobile.

Ben FisherOct 21, 2021

Data Studies

6 min read

The Olympics 2020 Digital Perspective: Key Stats and Facts Using Semrush’s powerful intel that spans across social media, Google, and Amazon searches, we’ve pinpointed some interesting stats for this year’s Summer Olympics.

Daryana SolntsevaSep 23, 2021

Data Studies

14 min read

The Most Common Internal Link Building Mistakes: A Semrush StudyInternal link building is a massively overlooked part of technical SEO that is completely within your reach and can be very fruitful if done right. To assess the scale of the problem, we’ve analyzed 150,000 random websites, with 175 million pages and 15 billion unique links in total.

Elena TerentevaSep 20, 2021

Data Studies

6 min read

2021 Core Web Vitals Update: Assessing the Initial ImpactWe at Semrush decided to take a look at some preliminary trends as we pass the first half of the Core Web Vitals update. This post reveals what differences we managed to pinpoint thanks to the analysis of all the retrieved data.

Aoife McIlraithAug 17, 2021

Data Studies

13 min read

YouTube SEO Study: Insights & Data to Help You Rank Higher

We’ve run an extensive research, studying many different variables, to unwrap YouTube’s ranking algo and arm you with key takeaways and actionable tips to potentially get your videos ranking at position one!

Chiara ClementeAug 02, 2021

Data Studies

5 min read

How to Make Google Web Stories [2021 Study]

Semrush has created a comprehensive research study on Google Web Stories, analyzing 2,400 search results.

Olga AndrienkoJun 01, 2021

Data Studies

6 min read

Who Has the Best Backlink Database? Semrush vs. Competitors [Study]

Semrush is constantly working on expanding its backlink database, so we decided to investigate the comparisons. After having run numerous internal tests to decide on the strongest backlink checker on the market, we’re now ready to share our first study with you.

Olga AndrienkoMay 11, 2021

Data Studies

6 min read

Traffic Growth Rankings for US Websites [Study]

Semrush compared January 2020 vs. 2021 traffic stats for the US domains to see which websites were getting more traffic.

Olga AndrienkoApr 29, 2021

Data Studies

30 min read

Low & High Competition Buyer Intent Keyword Lists

We reviewed 20 billion Google searches to find low competition buyer keywords. We reviewed high competition buyer intent keywords for an insight into user behavior. The low competition keyword list shows opportunities for small retail and service businesses.

Shelley WalshApr 27, 2021

Data Studies

8 min read

How to Prepare for Core Web Vitals Update in 2021 [Study]

Semrush conducted a research study aiming to discover any trends and dependencies that the upcoming Google Core Web Vitals update may bring, as well as figure out what impact on websites it could have. In this post, you will see the key findings, get actionable tips on how to analyze a site’s Core Web Vitals, and learn what you should do to improve them.

Aoife McIlraithApr 07, 2021

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