People expect Search to deliver quality results in a fraction of a second. As we improve Search and build new features, living up to this expectation is a priority.

Explore how Google is focused on improving your search experience by avoiding bias and finding you relevant and high quality search results.

Uncover what Google Search is, how it works, and the approach Google has taken to make the world’s information accessible to everyone.

Mar 6, 2025 · This document explains the stages of how Search works in the context of your website. Having this base knowledge can help you fix crawling issues, get your pages …

Learn how Google crawls, indexes, and organizes billions of webpages and other content to deliver accurate and reliable search results.

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Meaning of your query To return relevant results, we first need to establish what you're looking for – the intent behind your query.

To find relevant search results, Google Search checks how content links to other content on the web. In addition to word matches on the page, Search uses the text in links that point to a page.

The search results page contains the results of the search query on the left (or top on smaller screens). Results are sorted by relevance by default, and can be sorted by newest or oldest …

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