302 vs 301 Redirects: 12.4% of Internal Redirects Are 302s

    Of 14,350 internal redirects across 293 crawled ranking sites, 12.4% are temporary 302, 303 or 307 redirects and 86.5% are permanent 301s.

    Share of internal redirects that are temporary, by site type
    Stores5.7%
    WordPress sites7.3%
    Business sites26%
    All sites12.4%

    Source: PageSpeed Matters. Crawl of 293 ranking sites, up to 1,000 pages each, Oct 2026.

    Some temporary redirects are intentional, such as login and cart flows.

    Source: 302 vs 301 Redirects: 12.4% of Internal Redirects Are 302s - PageSpeed Matters