"Google Search seems to be testing dropping the ability to see 100 search results on a single page. When you add the results parameter to the end of your search results URL string, i.e. &num=100, it works about half the time. This was spotted by SEOwner on X and I can replicate it, as can many others. The thing is, sometimes it happens and sometimes it does not. Which leads me to believe it is a test."
"Some see it signed into Google, some see it signed out, some both. The 100 results parameter works for me signed out but not signed in. I made a side by side video to show one browser window showing the 100 results parameter not working, on the left, and on the right, it works: This may be impacting some rank tracking tools as well, so keep that in mind. Rank tracker using Puppeteer broke too."
Adding the &num=100 parameter to a Google Search URL intermittently returns 100 results, functioning only about half the time. The behavior varies between signed-in and signed-out states and between browsers, with some users seeing the parameter work only when signed out and others seeing mixed results. The inconsistency appears random and indicative of a possible internal test. Automated rank-tracking tools and crawlers report failures or inconsistent results as a consequence. Some automated setups also encounter random CAPTCHAs or differing anti-bot responses across browsers on the same IP address, suggesting new anti-bot detection behavior.
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