Google released the December 2025 Core Update on December 11, 2025, and mentioned that it expects it to completely roll out within three weeks. 

Google Search Status dashboard of the December 2025 Core Update

Google’s Official Announcement

Google announced the release of the December 2025 Core Update on its LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter) pages.

What Are People Saying?

While some bloggers previously speculated the December 2025 Core Update was coming, many bloggers were still surprised with its release. However, unlike previous core updates, bloggers were less critical of its release. 

On December 12, 2025, Glenn Gabe shared some reports showing the search engine reports pages were still calm. However, he speculated we may start seeing movements and volatilities in the following days. 

Overall, there is generally less chatter about this update, which is rare for a core update. 

Previous Core Updates

The December 2025 Core Update is Google’s third core update of 2025 and one of the many core updates we have documented so far. The others are:

What’s Next – Dealing with This Update

The December 2025 Core Update is still in its early stages. No volatility was reported within its first 24 hours of release. However, we may start to experience them within the next few days.

In the meantime, you should monitor your traffic with Rank Math Analytics to see how the update affects your site. If you notice a drop in traffic by the time it is complete, refer to this video on recovering from a Google algorithm update. 

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