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How many websites pass the Retrievable Sections check?

Based on 999 audited sites · Updated 2026-07-19

46.4%of audited sites pass this check

95% confidence interval: 43.4%–49.5%

About This Check

Measures heading association, relative fragmentation, coverage, and section balance in rendered main content without enforcing a fixed word-count template.

What To Do Next

53.6% of audited sites need attention on retrievable sections (535 of 999 sites are warning or failing).

  • Prioritize retrievable sections on templates that create many URLs, because one template fix can improve a large share of content answerability.
  • 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 46.4% 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

46.4%pass(464)
16.8%warn(168)
36.7%fail(367)

Industry Breakdown

How different industries perform on this check.

52.7% of audited Education sites pass this check (n=55), compared with 41.8% of Media & Entertainment sites (n=55).

credible samples first · then pass rateshown-industry average 44.6%
Industry pass rates, average audit scores, and sample sizes. A marker in each pass-rate bar shows the weighted average across the displayed industries.
IndustryPass rateAvg scoreSites
Education
52.7%
70.555
Technology
43.9%
67.3642
Media & Entertainment
41.8%
67.555
Professional Services
100%
75.73limited
Retail
66.7%
653limited
Healthcare
66.7%
75.73limited
Government
56.3%
72.216limited
Finance & Banking
41.7%
68.312limited
E-Commerce
29.4%
61.117limited

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