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How many websites pass the Date Published check?
Based on 494 audited sites · Updated 2026-05-08
9.1%of audited sites pass this check↑0.2% vs last month
95% confidence interval: 6.9%–12%
About This Check
Checks whether content includes a publication date, helping AI systems assess freshness.
Why This Matters
LLM Discoverability
Publication date is a primary freshness signal for LLMs; models are trained to downweight or exclude stale content when answering time-sensitive queries, so clearly dated pages are more likely to be cited.
SEO Impact
Google uses publication date to power freshness-based ranking adjustments (QDF); clearly dated pages are rewarded in time-sensitive query contexts and appear correctly in date-filtered search results.
Status Breakdown
9.1%pass(45)
90.9%warn(449)
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