Developing
Some people speculate it signals an upcoming core update; Schwartz doubts it.
In 60 seconds
- A screenshot around 7am ET on Sunday, October 11, 2026 showed a 64-hour delay in the performance report; later updates showed 66 and 67 hours.
- The lag began over the past few days, after Google's September 2026 spam update.
- The last comparable delay was in December 2025, which Google fixed after some time.
- Third-party tools that scrape Google data have also had trouble over the past few weeks.
Impact Layer
- What changed
- Fresh Search Console performance data is unavailable for several days.
- Why it matters
- Teams checking spam-update impact or recent changes will be looking at stale numbers.
- Who is affected
- SEO teams, publishers and anyone monitoring recent ranking changes.
- Martech stack area
- Analytics, SEO & Search
- Stack impact
- Avoid drawing conclusions from the latest days of Search Console data until the lag clears, and note the delay in reports.
- Business impact
- Low A single report from Search Engine Roundtable. Google had not commented when the article was published.
- Related vendors
- What to watch
- Google's acknowledgement and the data catching up.
Barry Schwartz reported on October 11, 2026 that Google Search Console’s search performance report was delayed by more than 64 hours, based on a screenshot taken around 7am ET that Sunday. He said the report is normally updated within a few hours and called the lag “incredibly unusual” for this report.
What is known
- The lag began over the past few days, after Google’s September 2026 spam update.
- The last comparable delay was in December 2025; Google fixed it, but took a while to confirm the issue.
- Delays usually affect page indexing reports and other components, not the performance reports.
- A user reported nearly 62 hours; Schwartz later posted updates at 66 and 67 hours.
- Third-party tools that scrape Google data have also had trouble over the past few weeks.
Speculation
Some think the delay signals an upcoming core update. Schwartz doubts it but agrees a core update is expected soon. Google had not commented when the article was published.
Our read
Treat the last three days of data as missing. When you assess the impact of the spam update, wait until the report catches up and compare like with like.
Sources
- Search Engine Roundtable: Google Search Console performance report extremely delayed (opens in a new tab)
Source of the delay figures, history and speculation.