Mike Blazer 🇺🇦Mar 25

What's the worst month for an SEO to go on vacation?

JUNE!

Since my last research in 2023, Google has rolled out a ton of new algorithms. I've updated the data considering the entire history of Google updates up to March 2026, and these are the months with the highest probability of a Google algorithm update:

* June (12 updates)
* October (10 updates)
* March (9 updates)
* August (9 updates)

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I checked the list of Google updates provided by Sistrix, cross-referenced it with the official Google Search Status Dashboard, and manually counted the number of updates each month had over the years (counting concurrent rollouts like Core + Spam as separate updates).

Here's the full updated list:

* June - 12
* October - 10
* March - 9
* August - 9
* September - 8
* May - 8
* December - 7
* November - 7
* February - 6
* April - 5
* July - 4
* January - 3

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Mar 25 at 8:42amElk
Show threadMike Blazer 🇺🇦Mar 25

So next time, choose your vacation time responsibly!

Sources:

https://www.sistrix.com/ask-sistrix/google-updates-and-algorithm-changes/

https://status.search.google.com/products/rGHU1u87FJnkP6W2GwMi/history

Complete list of Google Updates and Algorithm Changes - SISTRIX

We track every Google search update carefully and in this article you'll find the list of all known official and unofficial updates since the first in 2002

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