Google has confirmed an ongoing indexing issue in its search engine that began on December 9, 2024, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time. The company acknowledged the problem affects a limited number of websites and is actively investigating the cause.
Current Status
The search giant released an official statement at 3:38 PM PST indicating that their technical team is:
- Investigating reported delays in search indexing
- Working to identify the root cause
- Monitoring the situation closely
Scope of Impact
Google has characterized the issue as affecting "a small number of sites," though specific details about the scale of the problem have not been provided.
Next Updates
The company has committed to providing another status update within 12 hours of their initial announcement. Website owners and SEO professionals are advised to monitor Google's status updates for further information about the indexing delays.
