Top barriers for SEO success worldwide 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 5, 2025

During a 2024 survey conducted among search engine optimization (SEO) professionals worldwide, approximately ** percent of respondents identified budget and resources as one of the leading barriers to search engine optimization (SEO) success. Google algorithm updates ranked second, cited by ** percent of respondents.

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Leading barriers for search engine optimization (SEO) success worldwide as of April 2024

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Release date

September 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2024

Number of respondents

1,003 respondents

Special properties

among SEO professionals

Supplementary notes

SERP stands for search engine result pages. 

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