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How many websites pass the Hreflang check?

Based on 204 audited sites · Updated 2026-07-15

100%of audited sites pass this check

95% confidence interval: 98.2%–100%

About This Check

Checks whether hreflang tags are present for multilingual or multi-regional pages.

Why This Matters

LLM Discoverability

hreflang tags tell AI language models which URL to prefer for a given locale–language combination, reducing the chance of an AI returning the wrong language variant to a user.

SEO Impact

Correct hreflang implementation prevents duplicate content penalties in multilingual sites and ensures the appropriate language/region variant ranks in each target market.

What To Do Next

Every audited site in the current sample passes hreflang, so this check is currently a baseline expectation rather than a differentiator.

  • Prioritize hreflang on templates that create many URLs, because one template fix can improve a large share of trust & security.
  • After changing the page, re-run the audit and compare the observed value for this check instead of relying on visual inspection alone.
  • Use the 100% pass rate as a benchmark: if your site fails here, passing the check moves it closer to the visible majority of crawlable, AI-readable pages.

Status Breakdown

100%pass(204)
0%warn(0)
0%fail(0)

Compliance Trend

Daily pass, warning, and failure rates across benchmark snapshots (up to 90 days).

Industry Breakdown

How different industries perform on this check.

Education100% passavg score 71.8n=5
E-Commerce100% passavg score 69.6n=13
Technology100% passavg score 72n=107
Food & Beverage100% passavg score 71.1n=4
Finance & Banking100% passavg score 73.3n=14
Travel & Hospitality100% passavg score 75.1n=21

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Run a free audit to see whether your site passes this check, or browse the leaderboard and the audited-sites directory.