"Google's John Mueller was asked again if a change in crawling patterns is related to Google algorithm updates. In which he said again, No, it is not. John Mueller wrote on Bluesky, "No, bigger updates are independent of short term crawling changes." Here is that post: No, bigger updates are independent of short term crawling changes. John Mueller (@johnmu.com) August 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM This is not new,"
"This is not new, Google has said this numerous times before. Oh, and no, Google has no impact on Bing crawling either or vice versa: In 2016, Gary Illyes from Google said it is a myth to say crawl rate spikes are related to a Google update. And in 2019, John Mueller denied it too. Google denied it multiple times as well before and after these stories."
Google states that major algorithm updates are independent of short-term crawling changes. A public statement reiterated that short-term crawl rate spikes do not cause larger algorithm changes. The company also maintains that Google does not affect Bing’s crawling behavior and that reciprocal impact does not occur. Historical comments from Google representatives in 2016 and 2019 reinforced the same point that crawl rate spikes are not tied to algorithm updates. The company has repeatedly denied a connection between crawl pattern changes and major update rollouts, though skepticism about this explanation persists among some webmasters.
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