Google Algorithm Updates Timeline Infographic: 2015-2014 Edition

The world’s leading search engine often updates and improves its search algorithm. Here is a timeline of the most recent and notable ones date:

• July 2015 – Panda 4.2

  • Google announces Panda 4.2 data refresh targeting “low-quality” or “thin” sites. The update is expected to take months to fully roll out.

• May 2015 – Phantom 2

  • Operating on a page level, this update was a quality filter that changed how Google processes quality signals.

• April 2015 – Mobilegeddon

  • An algorithm update targeting non-mobile friendly sites and rewarding those that were mobile friendly/responsive.

• October 2014 – Pirate 2.0

  • Search update tdownrank some torrent sites. This update targeted piracy sites that had a high number of valid copyright removal notices.

• October 2014 – Penguin 3.0

  • Google launches a Penguin refresh after more than a year targeting sites that violate Google’s Guidelines specifically by black-hat link building and schemes.

• September 2014 – Panda 4.1

  • Google’s 28th Panda Update was designed tfilter thin and poor content from ranking well.

• August 2014 – HTTPS/SSL Update

  • An algorithm update tgive secure, SSL sites a slight rank boost.

• July 2014 – Pigeon

  • This updated specifically targeted results on a local level by providing more relevant and accurate local search results.

• June 2014 – Payday Loan 3.0

  • Shortly after Payday Loan 2.0 was launched, this algorithm specifically targets “very spammy queries”.

• May 2014 – Panda 4.0

  • Major update tstop low-quality sites from ranking. Affects 7.5% of English-language websites.

Sources:
https://moz.com/google-algorithm-change
http://searchengineland.com/library/google/google-algorithm-updates
https://www.seroundtable.com/category/google-updates