Reddit Post Ranks On Google In 5 Minutes – What’s Going On?

April 17, 2024

Google’s Danny Sullivan disputed the assertions made in a Reddit discussion that Google is showing a preference for Reddit in the search results. That post was part of a 79 post Reddit thread where many in the r/SEO subreddit were complaining about Google allegedly giving too much preference to Reddit over legit sites. gronetwork posted:“Yes, I have created for example a post named “Google SGE Review” previously. Screenshot Of Reddit Post That Ranked Within MinutesAnecdotes Versus AnecdotesOkay, the above is just one anecdote. It’s possible that Google “tested” that Reddit post in position 8 within minutes and that user interaction signals indicated to Google’s algorithms that users prefer to see that Reddit post.

The source of this news is from Search Engine Journal