This is the August 2026 edition of the Content Freshness Score benchmarks. Every figure below comes only from scans run inside that month, and none of them will change again — a rate you quote today will still be at this address years from now. For the current picture, go back to the tool's own page: that one is refreshed at every revision, and this one never is.
How the scores fell
This is how 1,448 scans spread across the five score bands in August 2026. The distribution banks up against the floor: most pages score badly, so even a modest result here puts you ahead of the majority.
- 0–19
- 20–39
- 40–59
- 60–79
- 80–100
| Score band | Content Freshness |
|---|---|
| 0–19 | 67% · 977 |
| 20–39 | 19% · 282 |
| 40–59 | 7% · 101 |
| 60–79 | 5% · 79 |
| 80–100 | 1% · 9 |
| Total runs | 1,448 |
Where sites got stuck
The checks that did not pass in Content Freshness Score scans during August 2026. What each check means and what to do about it is on the tool's own benchmark page; this page is the record of the month.
| Check | Did not pass | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| "Updated" freshness language | 97% | Partial |
| Visible date on the page | 95% | Hard fail |
| dateModified in structured data | 89% | Hard fail |
| datePublished present | 89% | Partial |
| References the current year | 79% | Partial |
| No stale year references | 6% | Partial |
| Recently updated (≤12 months) | 1% | Partial |
The weakest areas that month
This month’s sample
In August 2026 the Content Freshness Score recorded 1,448 successful scans across 1,285 unique domains. Across the whole series that month there were 34,236 scans covering 5,586 sites.
How the sample is collected, how it is anonymized and where the method's limits lie govern the whole series, so they are set out once in the methodology on the hub.
| Tool | Domain endings in the sample |
|---|---|
| Content Freshness | .com 63% · .io 8% · .org 7% · .net 3% · other 20% |
Frequently asked questions
What was the median Content Freshness Score score in August 2026?
In August 2026 the median was 13/100 and the mean was 22.4. 1% of scans reached 80 or above. These figures are frozen and will not change.
Which check failed most often in August 2026?
“"Updated" freshness language”, which did not pass in 97% of scans, followed by “Visible date on the page” at 95%.
Why is this page never updated?
Because a dated record is only useful if it stays put. Someone citing the August 2026 figures today has to find the same numbers at the same URL years from now. For the current picture, see this tool's own benchmark page, where the figures are refreshed at every revision.
Citing this edition
The figures on this page are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Suggested citation: SeoMods — Content Freshness Score benchmarks, August 2026 edition, https://seomods.com/seo-score-benchmarks/content-freshness-score/august-2026.