Google Updates 2019

1. March 2019 Broad Core Algorithm Update

On March 12, Google released its first broad core search algorithm update of 2019.

Unofficially known as Florida 2, the update came a few weeks after a surge in Googlebot’s activity and industry chatter was noted.

2. June 2019 Core Update

In early June, Google rolled out its second core update of 2019.

This large-scale update – which took 5 days (June 3rd till June 8th) to fully take effect – impacted many websites.

The update was so significant that even the likes of Daily Mail, with their so-called high authority domains, were negatively affected – receiving a whopping 50% decline in their daily traffic.

Some top-performing websites (such as CCN) that were hit by this update even announced that they would shut down.

In fact, considering the magnitude of the June 2019 core update, Google gave a heads up to all webmasters with a pre-announcement.

3. June 6 Site Diversity Google Update

The June 2019 core update wasn’t the only center of attention during the month.

While the core update was rolling out, Google announced another update on June 6th.

Called the Diversity Update, it was focused on displaying more diverse results.