Most initial Google search engine results pages (SERPs) now include a mix of classic organic results and Universal Search elements, such as informational snippets, images, maps, and videos, according to recent research from Searchmetrics.
The report was based on an analysis of 2017 data from desktop and mobile search results on Google.com for 500,000 keywords. The researchers compared the findings with results from a similar study conducted in 2016.
The days of initial Google SERPs including 10 organic search results are long past, the analysis found.
The first Google results page for a desktop search now contains 8.7 organic links, on average, and the first page for a mobile search contains 8.5 organic links, on average.
