2020 has been a turbulent year in terms of algorithm updates, clouded in Yandex making ongoing changes to search results pages to accommodate the large number of additional users transitioning their offline activities online due to the Corona pandemic.
How do we monitor Yandex’s algorithm?
We use a combination of third-party monitoring tools, and our own keyword datasets across a number of sectors, and regions, within Yandex. From this we can ascertain a volatility score – similar to the SERP volatility trackers that are used for Google.
2020 Yandex IKS Updates
The below dates are when the Yandex IKS mechanism is believed to have been refreshed:
- January 30th
- February 28th
- March 27th
- April 29th
- May 27th
- June 25th
- July 30th
- August 28th
- September 24th
- October 23rd
- November 13th
Further reading: What is Yandex IKS?
2020 Yandex SERP Volatility
Below are the dates each month that we witnessed significant changes and volatility across Yandex.
January 2020
Below are the dates in January 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 01.01.2020
- 03.01.2020
- 05.01.2020
- 07.01.2020
- 09.01.2020
- 11.01.2020
- 14.01.2020
- 17.01.2020
- 19.01.2020
- 23.01.2020
- 25.01.2020
- 27.01.2020
- 29.01.2020
Analysis Articles
February 2020
Below are the dates in February 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 02.02.2020
- 05.02.2020
- 08.02.2020
- 10.02.2020
- 13.02.2020
- 15.02.2020
- 17.02.2020
- 19.02.2020
- 21.02.2020
- 23.02.2020
- 25.02.2020
- 27.02.2020
Analysis Articles
March 2020
Below are the dates in March 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 02.03.2020
- 05.03.2020
- 07.03.2020
- >09.03.2020
- 11.03.2020
- 13.03.2020
- 16.03.2020
- 19.03.2020
- 21.03.2020
- 23.03.2020
- 25.03.2020
- 27.03.2020
- 30.03.2020
March to July 2020 saw a lot of SERP volatility and fluctuations as the world adapted to the Covid pandemic, stay at home orders, and restrictions. Because of this, rather than writing an article every day to say the SERPs were volatile, I’ve left it til this post – as it wasn’t just Yandex and Russia going through a period of intense turbulence.
April 2020
Below are the dates in April 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 01.04.2020
- 03.04.2020
- 05.04.2020
- 07.04.2020
- 09.04.2020
- 11.04.2020
- 13.04.2020
- 15.04.2020
- 17.04.2020
- 19.04.2020
- 21.04.2020
- 24.04.2020
- 27.04.2020
- 30.04.2020
May 2020
Below are the dates in May 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 03.05.2020
- 06.05.2020
- 09.05.2020
- 11.05.2020
- 13.05.2020
- 16.05.2020
- 18.05.2020
- 24.05.2020
- 27.05.2020
- 29.05.2020
June 2020
Below are the dates in June 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 01.06.2020
- 05.06.2020
- 08.06.2020
- 10.06.2020
- 12.06.2020
- 14.06.2020
- 17.06.2020
- 19.06.2020
- 22.06.2020
- 25.06.2020
- 28.06.2020
July 2020
Below are the dates in July 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 01.07.2020
- 03.07.2020
- 06.07.2020
- 09.07.2020
- 11.07.2020
- 14.07.2020
- 16.07.2020
- 19.07.2020
- 21.07.2020
- 24.07.2020
- 26.07.2020
- 29.07.2020
Analysis Articles
August 2020
Below are the dates in August 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 01.08.2020
- 03.08.2020
- 06.08.2020
- 08.08.2020
- 11.08.2020
- 13.08.2020
- 16.08.2020
- 18.08.2020
- 20.08.2020
- 23.08.2020
- 25.08.2020
- 28.08.2020
- 30.08.2020
Analysis Articles
- Forum Chatter: Rumoured August (19th) Update
September 2020
Below are the dates in September 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 03.09.2020
- 06.09.2020
- 09.09.2020
- 13.09.2020
- 15.09.2020
- 18.09.2020
- 20.09.2020
- 22.09.2020
Analysis Articles
Yandex Issues New PF Filter Sanctions
September 2020 Algorithm Update Summary
October 2020
Below are the dates in October 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 12.10.2020
- 22.10.2020
- 28.10.2020
Analysis Articles
November 2020
Below are the dates in November 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 09.11.2020
- 13.11.2020
- 18.11.2020
Analysis Articles
December 2020
Below are the dates in December 2020 when volatility was registered at it’s highest.
- 16.12.2020
- 24.12.2020
- 27.12.2020
Analysis Articles
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