Google Search now has made it tougher to search out the variety of search outcomes for a search question. As a substitute of it being displayed beneath the search bar, on the high of the search outcomes, now you have to click on on the “instruments” button to disclose the outcomes rely quantity.
What it seems to be like. Here’s a screenshot of the highest of the search outcomes web page:
To see the outcomes, you have to click on on “Instruments” on the high proper of the bar after which under that you will notice Google present you the estimated outcomes rely:
Here’s what it appeared like earlier than:
Earlier testing. Google has been testing eradicating the outcomes rely for years, as early as 2016 and possibly earlier than. Google additionally eliminated them from the SGE outcomes a 12 months in the past.
So, this appears to be on Google’s roadmap to take away the function.
The truth is, Google has stated quite a few occasions that the outcomes rely is simply an estimate and never determine to base any actual analysis and search engine marketing audits on.
Why we care. Many SEOs nonetheless use the outcomes rely to estimate key phrase competitiveness, audit indexation, and lots of different functions. If this absolutely goes away, many SEOs received’t be pleased. Though, I doubt Google cares an excessive amount of if SEOs are pleased.
If the outcomes rely will not be correct, Google could resolve to cast off it anyway.
