How many websites pass the Canonical Origin check?

Based on 499 audited sites · Updated 2026-05-08

16%of audited sites pass this check↑1.4% vs last month

95% confidence interval: 13.1%–19.5%

Why This Matters

LLM Discoverability

A canonical that points to a different domain or subdomain is interpreted as a cross-domain redirect signal by AI crawlers; incorrect canonicals can attribute page content to the wrong entity entirely.

SEO Impact

Cross-origin canonical mismatches are a common cause of Google ignoring the canonical directive, reverting to treating both URLs as independent pages and splitting link equity.

Status Breakdown

16%pass(80)

84%warn(419)

0%fail(0)

Compliance Trend

Daily pass rate across benchmark snapshots (up to 90 days).

Industry Breakdown

How different industries perform on this check.

Other14.3% passavg score 67.4n=7

Energy0% passavg score 73.7n=3

Gaming33.3% passavg score 79.3n=3

Retail0% passavg score 77.2n=5

Travel0% passavg score 72n=6

Finance3.8% passavg score 75.7n=26