Google spam updates
Spam updates improve how Google’s systems detect sites that break its spam policies. Here is every confirmed spam and link spam update, newest first, with when it started and how long it took.
- Confirmed since November 2021
- 12
- Average rollout
- 11 days
| Update | Type | Started | Finished | Rollout | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 spam update | Spam update | 24 September 2026 | 8 October 2026 | 14 days | Complete |
| August 2026 spam update | Spam update | 18 August 2026 | 21 August 2026 | 3 days | Complete |
| June 2026 spam update | Spam update | 24 June 2026 | 26 June 2026 | 2 days | Complete |
| March 2026 spam update | Spam update | 24 March 2026 | 25 March 2026 | 1 days | Complete |
| August 2025 spam update | Spam update | 26 August 2025 | 22 September 2025 | 27 days | Complete |
| December 2024 spam update | Spam update | 19 December 2024 | 26 December 2024 | 7 days | Complete |
| June 2024 spam update | Spam update | 20 June 2024 | 27 June 2024 | 7 days | Complete |
| March 2024 spam update | Spam update | 5 March 2024 | 20 March 2024 | 15 days | Complete |
| October 2023 spam update | Spam update | 4 October 2023 | 19 October 2023 | 15 days | Complete |
| December 2022 link spam update | Link spam update | 14 December 2022 | 12 January 2023 | 29 days | Complete |
| October 2022 spam update | Spam update | 19 October 2022 | 21 October 2022 | 2 days | Complete |
| November 2021 spam update | Spam update | 3 November 2021 | 11 November 2021 | 8 days | Complete |
New to this? Google’s spam policies explained, in the OpenSEO SEO glossary.