Page Indexing Update:
Page indexing just got updated till 15th December, 2025.
Performance Overview Update:
12/7/2025 – Last Update: 54.5 hours ago
12/10/2025 – Last Update: 65 hours ago
12/14/2025 – Last Update: 59.5 hours ago (seems like it updated but the delay is still more than 55+ hours)
Few days ago, it was reported that Google Search Console’s page indexing report remains stalled around two weeks behind, updating up to 22nd November, 2025, while performance reports got delayed for more than 50 hours as of 5th December, 2025.
This follows Google’s own confirmation of delays in the Index Coverage (page indexing) report, described as a reporting glitch with no impact on crawling, indexing, or rankings.
This glitch hits businesses hard during year-end reporting, but Google stresses no impact on actual crawling, indexing, or rankings.
What’s Happening in GSC Right Now?
The page indexing report tracks which pages Google finds, indexes, or flags with issues, like server errors or noindex tags.
Data froze mid-November for many, blocking visibility on recent fixes or new page status.
Performance reports, showing clicks, impressions, and positions, hit a long delay initially, worsening to 40+ hours. Far from the usual few hours.
Why Delays Keep Hitting GSC Reports
These stalls process massive daily data volumes. Similar issues struck in October (performance frozen since Oct 19) and November.
No user-side fix needed. It’s backend processing at Google.
High-traffic periods or updates trigger them, with data eventually catching up.
Real Impact on Marketers
Stale reports block fresh insights on new pages or fixes, complicating client updates. Traffic continues normally. Verify via Google Analytics.
Historic fixes take days to weeks, no rankings lost.
SEO Community Reactions: Frustration Meets Patience
SEOs’ comments cause widespread annoyance. SEOs report uniform delays across profiles, with Paul Lovell highlighting it on LinkedIn and complaints flooding X (formerly Twitter).
John Mueller responded on Bluesky: “Sorry! Looking at our data, the index coverage data is older than what we’d consider normal. This is usually just reporting, and not related to actual indexing.”
Google Search Central posted on LinkedIn: “We’re currently experiencing longer than usual delays… This only affects reporting. We’ll update here once resolved.”
One SEO noted:
- “Two weeks is longer than normal, but it’s 100% a Google problem.”
- At the same time, others urge calm, citing past fixes that backfilled data automatically.
Quick Wins During the Lag
Act despite the freeze.
- Use the URL Inspection tool for manual page checks.
- Layer Google Analytics for impression trends.
- Screenshot stale dates for client transparency.
- Prioritise Core Web Vitals audits now.
Before: Guesswork from old data risks bad calls.
After: Multi-tool checks deliver confident actions.
Our Verdict
This is a temporary problem – while annoyance at this is understandable. Some even said how a trillion dollar company is unable to maintain their systems.
It’s not as simple as that however. Google Search Console is recently working on testing AI powered configurator tool and other experiments. Read about it here.
Whatever the issue may be, it’s 100% Google’s own responsibility and they are working on the fix.
Conclusion
Google Search Console delays are frustrating but temporary. Data will backfill, rankings hold steady. Businesses can’t afford to pause: prioritise Core Web Vitals, structured data, and helpful content now as you have always done.
These proven signals deliver results that agencies promising “quick fixes” can’t touch.
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