Report: Google Showing People Also Ask Results More Often

May 11, 2021 - 7:41 am 0 by

Google Learn

Both Semrush and RankRanger are reporting an increase in the frequency Google shows the "people also ask" types of search featured in its search results. It is not a huge jump but up a few percentage points according to both trackers starting on May 6th.

Here is the Semrush chart that shows an increase from 59.1% to 64.1%:

click for full size

Here is the RankRanger chart that shows an increase from 64% to 66.1%:

click for full size

Brodie Clark noticed this and said on Twitter "seeing an uptick (several % points) of People Also Ask on desktop search results. This is good news for content creation, considering the insights you can get from related questions for queries. Keep an eye on the PAA 👀"

If you do not know what the people also ask box is, here is a screen shot to remind you:

Google People Also Ask

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Follow

Search Video Recaps

 
Google Search Ranking Volatility, Site Reputation Abuse Enforcement & Pichai On Search Quality - YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Search Video Recaps

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Ranking Volatility, Site Reputation Abuse Enforcement, Pichai On Search Quality, HCU Recovery & More

May 10, 2024 - 8:01 am
Bing Search

Mikhail Parakhin No Longer Working On Copilot At Microsoft

May 10, 2024 - 7:51 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google: Site Reputation Abuse Isn't About Linking

May 10, 2024 - 7:41 am
Google Maps

Google Local Panel With Owner Attribute

May 10, 2024 - 7:31 am
Google Ads

Google: Proximity Not A Relevancy Factor For Local Service Ads

May 10, 2024 - 7:21 am
Previous Story: Google: We Do Not Use The Trust Project Directly For Search Rankings