How many websites pass the Sitemap Includes Page check?

Based on 146 audited sites · Updated 2026-07-15

54.8%of audited sites pass this check↑21.5% vs last month

95% confidence interval: 46.7%–62.6%

What To Do Next

45.2% of audited sites need attention on sitemap includes page (66 of 146 sites are warning or failing).

Prioritize sitemap includes page on templates that create many URLs, because one template fix can improve a large share of the relevant audit section.
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 54.8% 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.

54.8%pass(80)

45.2%warn(66)

0%fail(0)

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

How different industries perform on this check.

Other33.3% passavg score 67n=3

Education40% passavg score 71.8n=5

E-Commerce25% passavg score 69.6n=4

Healthcare66.7% passavg score 76.7n=3

Technology60.9% passavg score 72n=69

Food & Beverage60% passavg score 71.1n=5

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