Google Algorithm Updates: Full Names & Release Dates
December 29, 2024
Search Engine Optimization
This blog page includes the name and release dates of confirmed Google algorithm updates.
Below the table, you will find the complete names and dates of Google algorithm changes, including the major core algorithm updates and minor ranking algorithm adjustments. This table timeline starts in 2003 (when Google officially announced the first update) and ends in December 2024.
| Full Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Boston Update | February 1, 2003 |
| Fritz Update | July 1, 2003 |
| Florida Update | November 15, 2003 |
| Austin Update | January 23, 2004 |
| Brandy Update | February 1, 2004 |
| Bourbon Update | May 1, 2005 |
| Jagger Update | October 19, 2005 |
| PageRank Update | October 7, 2007 |
| Dewey Update | April 1, 2008 |
| Vince Update | February 20, 2009 |
| May Day Update | May 1, 2010 |
| Caffeine Update | June 8, 2010 |
| Panda Update | February 23, 2011 |
| Panda Update 2.0 | April 11, 2011 |
| Panda Update 2.1 | May 9, 2011 |
| Panda Update 2.2 | June 21, 2011 |
| Panda Update 2.3 | July 23, 2011 |
| Panda Update 2.4 | August 12, 2011 |
| Panda Update 2.5 | September 28, 2011 |
| Panda Update 3.0 | October 19, 2011 |
| Freshness Update | November 3, 2011 |
| Panda Update 3.1 | November 18, 2011 |
| Panda Update 3.2 | January 18, 2012 |
| Page Layout Update | January 19, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.3 | February 27, 2012 |
| Venice Update | February 27, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.4 | March 23, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.5 | April 9, 2012 |
| Penguin Update | April 24, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.6 | April 27, 2012 |
| Penguin Update 2 | May 25, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.7 | June 8, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.8 | June 25, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.9 | July 24, 2012 |
| Pirate Update | August 10, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.9.1 | August 20, 2012 |
| Panda Update 3.9.2 | September 18, 2012 |
| Exact-Match Domain (EMD) Update | September 27, 2012 |
| Panda Update 20 | September 27, 2012 |
| Penguin Update 3 | October 5, 2012 |
| Page Layout Update 2 | October 9, 2012 |
| Panda Update 21 | November 5, 2012 |
| Panda Update 22 | November 21, 2012 |
| Panda Update 23 | December 21, 2012 |
| Panda Update 24 | January 22, 2013 |
| Panda Update 25 | March 14, 2013 |
| Penguin 2.0 Update | May 22, 2013 |
| PayDay Loan Update | June 11, 2013 |
| Multi-Week Update | June 21, 2013 |
| Panda Update 26 | July 18, 2013 |
| Hummingbird Update | September 26, 2013 |
| Penguin 2.1 Update | October 4, 2013 |
| Page Layout Update 3 | February 6, 2014 |
| PayDay Loan 2.0 Update | May 16, 2014 |
| PayDay Loan 3.0 Update | June 12, 2014 |
| Panda 4.0 Update | May 20, 2014 |
| Pigeon Update | July 24, 2014 |
| HTTPS/SSL Update | August 6, 2014 |
| Panda 4.1 Update | September 23, 2014 |
| Penguin 3 Update | October 15, 2014 |
| Pirate Update 2 | October 21, 2014 |
| Penguin Everflux Update | December 10, 2014 |
| Pigeon Update Expands | December 22, 2014 |
| Mobile-Friendly Update | April 21, 2015 |
| May 2015 Core Update | May 3, 2015 |
| Panda 4.2 Update | July 18, 2015 |
| RankBrain Update | October 26, 2015 |
| January 2016 Core Update | January 12, 2016 |
| Mobile-Friendly Update 2 | May 12, 2016 |
| Possum Update | September 1, 2016 |
| Penguin 4.0 Update | September 23, 2016 |
| Intrusive Interstitial Penalty Update | January 10, 2017 |
| Fred Update | March 8, 2017 |
| Hawk Update | August 22, 2017 |
| Meta Description Snippet Length Increase Update | November 30, 2017 |
| Maccabees Update | December 20, 2017 |
| January 2018 Core Update | January 18, 2018 |
| March 2018 Core Update | March 12, 2018 |
| Mobile-First Index Rollout Update | March 26, 2018 |
| April 2018 Core Update | April 20, 2018 |
| Meta Description Snippet Length Drop Update | May 14, 2018 |
| August 2018 Core Update | August 1, 2018 |
| March 2019 Core Update | March 15, 2019 |
| June 2019 Core Update | June 3, 2019 |
| September 2019 Core Update | September 24, 2019 |
| BERT Natural Language Processing Update | October 25, 2019 |
| January 2020 Core Update | January 13, 2020 |
| May 2020 Core Update | May 4, 2020 |
| December 2020 Core Update | December 3, 2020 |
| Passage Ranking Update | February 10, 2021 |
| Product Reviews Update | April 8, 2021 |
| June 2021 Core Update | June 2, 2021 |
| Page Experience Update for Mobile | June 15, 2021 |
| Spam Update | June 23, 2021 |
| Spam Update 2 | June 28, 2021 |
| July 2021 Core Update | July 1, 2021 |
| Link Spam Update | July 26, 2021 |
| Spam Update | November 3, 2021 |
| November 2022 Core Update | November 17, 2021 |
| Local Search Update | November 30, 2021 |
| Product Reviews Update | December 1, 2021 |
| Page Experience Update for Desktop | February 22, 2022 |
| Product Reviews Update | March 23, 2022 |
| May 2022 Core Update | May 25, 2022 |
| Product Reviews Update | July 27, 2022 |
| Helpful Content Update | August 25, 2022 |
| September 2022 Core Update | September 12, 2022 |
| Product Reviews Update | September 20, 2022 |
| Spam Update | October 19, 2022 |
| Helpful Content Update | December 5, 2022 |
| Link Spam Update | December 14, 2022 |
| Product Reviews Update | February 21, 2023 |
| March 2023 Core Update | March 15, 2023 |
| Reviews Update | April 12, 2023 |
| August 2023 Core Update | August 22, 2023 |
| September 2023 Helpful Content Update | September 14, 2023 |
| October 2023 Spam Update | October 4, 2023 |
| October 2023 Core Update | October 5, 2023 |
| November 2023 Core Update | November 2, 2023 |
| Reviews Update | November 8, 2023 |
| March 2024 Core Update | March 5, 2024 |
| June 2024 Spam Update | June 20, 2024 |
| August 2024 Core Update | August 15, 2024 |
| November 2024 Core Update | November 11, 2024 |
| December 2024 Core Update | December 12, 2024 |
| December 2024 Spam Update | December 19, 2024 |
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