Google: Top Ten Verified Web Sites Go Over HTTPS

Jul 20, 2015 - 7:43 am 6 by

Google Brick

Gary Illyes, the man at Google to blame for the HTTPS ranking algorithm, announced that of the top ten verified sites within the Google Search Console, all ten of them run over HTTPS.

Gary said the top ten was counted by search impressions, meaning, these sites get the most amount of views and probably have excellent rankings, in Google.

I assume Wikipedia is in there but what would you guess the other nine were?

Here is Gary's post on Google+ with this announcement:

Does this mean you should go HTTPS? I.e. you go HTTPs you get great rankings? Absolutely not. But it doesn't necessarily hurt from my tests.

Forum discussion at Google+.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 18, 2025

Aug 18, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google Updates

Google Search Ranking Volatility Cooled & Calmed This Weekend

Aug 18, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Updates Google Ads API Documentation

Aug 18, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Language Targeting For Search Campaigns Going Away

Aug 18, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google Ads

Google Ads New Preview Ad Link In View Asset Details

Aug 18, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google Ads

Google Ads To Accept Sports Betting Ads In Missouri

Aug 18, 2025 - 7:11 am
Previous Story: Bing Search Algorithm Update? Nope, Analytics Tracking Issue.