June 2019 Google Core Update: Rollout & Analysis

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The first core update Google ever pre-announced: flagged on June 2, 2019 and live on June 3. A separate site diversity change shipped the same week and Google confirmed the two were unconnected.

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On June 2, 2019, Google did something it had never done before: it pre-announced a core update. @searchliaison tweeted "Tomorrow, we are releasing a broad core algorithm update, as we do several times per year. It is called the June 2019 Core Update." Danny Sullivan said there was nothing exceptionally big about this particular update; Google simply wanted to be more communicative so site owners would not be left "scratching their heads after-the-fact".

The next day Google confirmed the launch: "The June 2019 Core Update is now live and rolling out to our various data centers over the coming days." No completion date was announced. The same week Google also launched a separate site diversity change, which aims to show no more than two listings from the same domain in top results; Google stated explicitly that "the site diversity launch is separate from the June 2019 Core Update that began this week."

As a broad core update there was nothing specific to fix. If your site moved in early June 2019, audit it against Google's core updates documentation and its self-assessment guidance, and see our recovery guide for the sequence.

Rollout log

  • Google pre-announces the update a day ahead, a first for core updates.

  • The June 2019 Core Update goes live and begins rolling out to Google's data centers over the coming days.

  • Google confirms the site diversity change that shipped the same week is a separate, unconnected release.

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Frequently asked questions

Why was the June 2019 core update notable?

It was the first core update Google announced before it started: @searchliaison flagged it on June 2, 2019 and it went live June 3. Google framed the pre-announcement as transparency, not a sign the update was unusually large.

Was the site diversity update part of the June 2019 core update?

No. Google said "the site diversity launch is separate from the June 2019 Core Update that began this week." The diversity change limits most queries to two listings per domain in top results and rolled out the same week.

When did the June 2019 core update finish, and how do I recover?

Google said the rollout would reach its data centers "over the coming days" but never announced a completion date. Recovery follows the standard core-update playbook: improve overall content quality and expect movement at a later core update.

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Cite this page: Keywords Everywhere, "June 2019 Google Core Update: Rollout & Analysis", last updated 3rd Jun 2019, https://keywordseverywhere.com/news/google-algorithm-updates/june-2019-core-update/