Conductor
Try for free

January 2025: Search Updates Accelerate & Market Share Falls

  • Past event
  • 30|30 Webinars
  • Virtual

December delivered a powerful one-two punch with back-to-back updates that left websites across the digital landscape reeling. In a significant shift that's been months in the making, Reddit's dominance is finally showing cracks, with a notable 6% visibility decline. Our favorite industry expert Pat couldn't resist pointing out he saw this coming.

But here's what's really turning heads – Google just revealed they're accelerating their pace on core updates, potentially doubling their frequency. Meanwhile, for the first time ever, their global search market share has dipped below the mighty 90% mark. Pat's taking a measured view on this one, suggesting that while it's a historic milestone, we shouldn't expect any dramatic shifts in the near future.

Tune in for this essential episode as we break down these seismic shifts in the search landscape. These insights into our evolving digital world are too important to miss!

This month, Pat covers -

  • The December 2024 Core & Spam Updates - What I’m Seeing & Hearing
  • Our Latest AIO Analysis - What Are We Seeing In Our Data?
  • More Core Updates More Often? Yep, I’ve Been Talking About This For Years
  • Google’s Global Search Market Share Falls Below 90% For The Last 3 Months Of 2024
Share Event Details

Related Events

30|30 Webinars
July 2026 Edition
Join our VP of Services & Thought Leadership, Pat Reinhart, as he breaks down 30 days of critical AEO, GEO and SEO updates in 30 minutes or less. Get clear, actionable insights on search trends, AEO tactics, and how brands win discovery in the AI era of discovery.
  • Upcoming
  • Virtual
30|30 Webinars
June 2026 Edition
The June 2026 edition of 30|30 highlighted a search landscape heavily disrupted by Google’s "vicious" May Core Update, which triggered widespread visibility drops for large and small sites alike . While third-party aggregators like WebMD suffered a steep 51% year-over-year decline , review-driven platforms like ZocDoc surged 81% , proving that modern algorithms favor official institutions and genuine, community-led brand conversations. Meanwhile, AI Overviews have stabilized to appear roughly 48% of the time, reinforcing a broader market shift from traditional domain metrics to external brand authority.
  • On demand
  • Virtual

Ready to maximize your visibility everywhere your audience is searching?

Try Conductor free for 3 weeks
TrustRadius logo
G2 logo
SoftwareReviews logo