What is Blended Rank?

What is Blended Rank?

Understanding Blended Rank

What is Blended Rank?

Blended Rank measures your website’s true position on the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) by counting your domain's appearance within SERP features. While traditional web rank only counts "blue links," Blended Rank gives you credit for being inside high-visibility features like AI Overviews (AIOs) and Product Packs. This provides a more accurate representation of how your brand actually appears to a user.


Why is it Important?

The user experience on a SERP is defined by every visible element, and Blended Rank ensures your reporting reflects that reality.

  • True Visibility: You get credit for occupying prime real estate within high-visibility features.

  • Realistic Expectations: You may technically be "#4 organic," but if you appear within an AIO in the top position, your Blended Rank is actually #1.


How Blended Rank Works

Blended Rank factors in every element on the SERP. If you are featured within a SERP element, you receive credit for that rank position.

FeatureTrue RankBlended Rank
AI Overview#1#1
Local Pack#2#2
Your Website#3#1

In this example, because your site is featured inside the AI Overview, your website is considered to be ranking #1 for that keyword.


Blended Rank Matching Logic 

In Blended Rank, different SERP features use different matching logic.
For the following SERP features, the Blended Rank uses the brand name to determine a match (e.g., "hm"):
Products
Local Listing
Hotels
Video
Short Video
Jobs
For the following SERP features, Blended Rank uses the domain name to determine a match (e.g., “hm.com”):
Image
News
AIO
Recipes
Comparison


How to Use These Insights

  • See Your Real Position: View your placement exactly as a user experiences it on the page.

  • Prioritize SEO Efforts: Focus your strategy on the keywords where you already have the highest true visibility.

  • Better Decision Making: Use this data to determine if you need to optimize for specific SERP features to improve your overall blended ranking.


Interested in this feature?
Please contact your Client Success Manager to enable Blended Rank for your account.