Danny Sullivan from Google has confirmed that this January 2020 Core Update is global and pretty much all core updates are global - as we knew already. But it is good to have another confirmation that this past update is a global release.
That means this past update impacts all searches in all regions and in all languages - not just US/English.
Here is Danny Sullivan's confirmation:
It’s a global update. It has (and does always unless we say otherwise) rolled out globally.
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) January 16, 2020
So from now on if Google doesn't say it is not a global release, it will always be a global release - unless Google forgets to say otherwise. :)
But in all seriousness, this January core update still seems to be rolling out and is one of the bigger Google algorithm updates I've seen in some time. I hope to have more on this later but it is still rolling out.
Update: This rollout is almost done said Google:
For those who have asked, the update is mostly done, though as with any core update, it may take to two weeks to fully complete.
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) January 16, 2020
Forum discussion at Twitter.
