How many websites pass the Internal Anchor Text check?

Based on 881 audited sites · Updated 2026-07-19

88.2%of audited sites pass this check

95% confidence interval: 85.9%–90.2%

About This Check

Measures whether internal links on the submitted page use meaningful labels rather than empty or generic anchor text.

11.8% of audited sites need attention on internal anchor text (104 of 881 sites are warning or failing).

Prioritize internal anchor text on templates that create many URLs, because one template fix can improve a large share of site architecture & coverage.
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 88.2% 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.

88.2%pass(777)

9.3%warn(82)

2.5%fail(22)

How different industries perform on this check.

89% of audited Technology sites pass this check (n=573), compared with 79.2% of Education sites (n=48).

credible samples first · then pass rateshown-industry average 88.1%

Industry pass rates, average audit scores, and sample sizes. A marker in each pass-rate bar shows the weighted average across the displayed industries.
Industry	Pass rate	Avg score	Sites
Technology	89%	67.3	573
Media & Entertainment	86.3%	67.5	51
Education	79.2%	70.5	48
Healthcare	100%	75.7	3limited
Professional Services	100%	75.7	3limited
Finance & Banking	90%	68.3	10limited
Government	86.7%	72.2	15limited
E-Commerce	83.3%	61.1	12limited

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