Core update
May 2026 core update
Rolled out 21 May – 2 Jun 2026, 11 days, 21 hours. Google’s page for it
What Google posted
Newest first. Times are UTC, with the Pacific time Google shows.
· 2 Jun 2026, 05:43 PDT
The rollout was complete as of June 2, 2026.
· 21 May 2026, 08:43 PDT
Released the May 2026 core update (developers.google.com). The rollout may take up to 2 weeks to complete.
Next to other core updates
Google’s 16th core update on its status dashboard, which lists them from November 2021.
It took 11 days, 21 hours. Of the 15 core updates before it, 14 took longer and 1 was shorter; they averaged 17 days, 17 hours.
The shortest core update since the December 2024 core update.
- Before it: March 2026 core update, 27 Mar 2026
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