Google confirmed 4 ranking updates in 2025. This page lists each one with Google's own dates.
The year is complete. For the current year, see the Google Updates tracker.
Every confirmed Google update in 2025
Newest first, with Google's own start and completion dates from the Search Status Dashboard. Each update links to its own page.
| Started | Completed | Update | Type | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 core update | Core | Third and final core update of 2025 | |||
| August 2025 spam update | Spam | Only spam update of 2025; unusually long rollout | |||
| June 2025 core update | Core | Second core update of 2025 | |||
| March 2025 core update | Core | First core update of 2025 |
2025 in brief
Counts and extremes, computed from the table above.
Google confirmed 4 ranking updates in 2025: 3 core, 1 spam.
The year opened with the March 2025 core update on 13th Mar 2025. The most recent is the December 2025 core update, which began on 11th Dec 2025.
The longest rollout was the August 2025 spam update at 26 days 15 hrs. The fastest was the March 2025 core update at 13 days 21 hrs.
See also Google updates in 2024, Google updates in 2026, the full history since 2011.
What we published about Google updates in 2025
1 dated entry from the Google Updates tracker, newest first.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
How many Google core updates were there in 2025?
3 confirmed core updates, out of 4 confirmed updates of all types.
What was the biggest Google update of 2025?
Google does not rank its own updates by size. By rollout length, the August 2025 spam update took the longest at 26 days 15 hrs.
Each update page notes what Google said and what trackers observed.
Where do these dates come from?
From the ranking section of Google's Search Status Dashboard, which records when each update began and when it completed. Durations are Google's own figures.
Compiled by Claude from primary sources, checked by Akash Mansukhani before publication. See how we source and correct this page.Keywords Everywhere, "Google algorithm updates in 2025", last updated 6th Sep 2026, https://keywordseverywhere.com/news/google-algorithm-updates/2025/