Posted by HTTP/3 doesn’t have a direct influence on SEO despite its faster performance, Google states.
Google Search Supporter John Mueller debunks a theory that the faster speed of HTTP/3 can directly affect
a site’s SEO. This topic is dealt with throughout the November 2022 edition of Google’s SEO office-hours Q&A session. Joined by the Google Search Relations group, Muller responds to the following concern:
Could using HTTP/3 improve SEO since it improves performance?
HTTP/3 uses efficiency benefits over HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. However, the efficiency gains are unlikely to make a difference regarding SEO.
Mueller On The SEO Effect Of HTTP/3
Mueller begins his reaction by mentioning Google doesn’t use HTTP/3 as a ranking factor or in web crawling:
“Google doesn’t use HTTP/3 as a factor in ranking at the minute. As far as I understand, we do not use it in crawling either.”
Google mainly utilizes HTTP/1 for web crawling. Googlebot supports HTTP/2 but only utilizes it when there’s a clear advantage over HTTP/1.
Support for HTTP/3 is likely a long way off. Sites that choose to adopt it early will not see a direct enhancement in search rankings, Mueller explains:
“In terms of performance, I presume the gains users see from utilizing HTTP/3 would not suffice to considerably affect the core web vitals, which are the metrics that we utilize in the page experience ranking element. While making a much faster server is always an excellent idea, I doubt you ‘d see a direct connection with SEO just from using HTTP/3. Comparable to how you ‘d be hard pressed to discovering a direct connection to utilizing a quicker kind of RAM in your servers.”
Mueller gave a comparable action when inquired about HTTP/3 in December 2021.
Nevertheless, he recommended HTTP/3 could “possibly indirectly” impact core web vitals.
I don’t think we crawl with http/3 however that does not mean you will not see positive results for users (and with that, possibly indirectly core web vitals too).
— John Mueller is mainly not here (@JohnMu) December 6, 2021
Mueller sounds more confident now in stating that there’s no effect.
Hear his reaction in the video below:
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