Microsoft looks to have pushed out a Bing Search ranking algorithm update around May 29th. I don’t track Bing Search ranking volatility that closely anymore but Glenn Gabe looked back at some data and believes that around May 29, 2024, there was a big Bing core update (if you will). Fabrice Canel from Microsoft responded by saying, no, “nothing unusual was released around this date.”
Glenn also spotted a Bing Search ranking update in January 2023, which Microsoft later confirmed. In this case, Microsoft did not confirm the update. Fabrice wrote on X, “FYI, nothing unusual released around this date.” “Bing constantly tests features and rolls out successful ones almost daily. Some may impact some sites more than others,” he added.
Glenn wrote on X, “I think Bing launched a big update on May 29th. I’m seeing a ton of volatility across sites starting right on that date. The last time I saw something like that, Bing confirmed there was a broad core ranking update. So if Bing is important for your business (yes, it still drives a good amount of traffic for some sites), then check your stats. You might find some surprising things there.”
He then posted some charts showing these changes:
Sadly, there seems to only be one tool that tracks Bing volatility in aggregate anymore, at least that I know of. But it doesn’t show me the data back to May.
