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title: "'Best' Search Results 2026: 25.2% Are Listicles - PageSpeed Matters"
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description: "Of 2,004 top-5 pages ranking for 'best' searches, 25.2% are listicles, rising to 27.2% at #1."
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'Best' Search Results 2026: 25.2% Are Listicles (https://www.pagespeedmatters.com/resources/data-studies/best-search-results-listicles)

Of 2,004 top-5 pages ranking for 'best' searches, 25.2% are listicles, rising to 27.2% at #1.

Share of 'best' top-5 pages with 2026 in the title, by position

#1 22.5%

#2 23.5%

#3 17.3%

#4 14.9%

#5 13.8%

Source: PageSpeed Matters. Top 5 Google US results for 665 'best' keywords, 2,004 pages, Oct 2026.

A pattern in what ranks; the year in a title is not shown to lift rankings.

Source: 'Best' Search Results 2026: 25.2% Are Listicles - PageSpeed Matters (https://www.pagespeedmatters.com/resources/data-studies/best-search-results-listicles)