Google dropped its biggest ranking shake-up of the year on 27 March 2026. By the time it finished rolling out on 8 April 2026, nearly 80% of top-three search results had shifted position and a quarter of pages that were sitting in the top 10 disappeared from the top 100 entirely. If your website traffic dropped in late March or early April, this update is almost certainly the reason. And if your rankings held steady or improved understanding why will help you stay there. Here