Semrush logo
  • Products

    Start Here

    • Semrush One
    • Enterprise
    • Features
    • Request a Demo
    • Talk to Sales

    Find the Right Tools

    • AI Visibility Toolkit
    • SEO Toolkit
    • Traffic & Market Toolkit
    • Content Toolkit
    • Local Toolkit
    • Social Toolkit
    • Advertising Toolkit
    • PR Toolkit

    Platform

    • Integrations
    • App Center
    • API
    • Data Sources

    Top Apps

    • AdClarity
    • Exploding Topics
    • Other apps
  • Pricing
  • Resources

    Grow with Semrush

    • Blog
    • Knowledge Base
    • Academy
    • Success Stories
    • AI Visibility Index
    • Webinars
    • News

    Explore Free Tools

    • AI Visibility Checker
    • SEO Checker
    • Website Traffic Checker
    • Keyword Tool
    • Backlink Checker
    • Top Websites by Traffic
    • Explore Other Free Tools

    About Semrush

    • About Us
    • Stats and Facts
    • Integrations
    • Affiliate Program
    • Contact us
  • Enterprise
Log InSign Up
  • News
  • Data & Insights
  • Company News
  • Product News
Search icon
Semrush logo
  • Products
  • Pricing
  • Resources
  • Enterprise
  • News
  • Data & Insights
  • Company News
  • Product News
Log InSign Up

Start Here

  • Semrush One
  • Enterprise
  • Features
  • Request a Demo
  • Talk to Sales

Find the Right Tools

  • AI Visibility Toolkit
  • SEO Toolkit
  • Traffic & Market Toolkit
  • Content Toolkit
  • Local Toolkit
  • Social Toolkit
  • Advertising Toolkit
  • PR Toolkit

Platform

  • Integrations
  • App Center
  • API
  • Data Sources

Top Apps

  • AdClarity
  • Exploding Topics

Grow with Semrush

  • Blog
  • Knowledge Base
  • Academy
  • Success Stories
  • AI Visibility Index
  • Webinars
  • News

Explore Free Tools

  • AI Visibility Checker
  • SEO Checker
  • Website Traffic Checker
  • Keyword Tool
  • Backlink Checker
  • Top Websites by Traffic
  • Explore Other Free Tools

About Semrush

  • About Us
  • Stats and Facts
  • Integrations
  • Affiliate Program
  • Contact us
Main page /Product News

SERP Features and Keyword Difficulty updates

March 1, 2016
SERP Features and Keyword Difficulty updates
The landscape of SERPs seems to be evolving on a daily basis. And even if you concentrate on organic SEO, the ever-changing universe of Google features might be driving some people up the wall.

We feel your pain, and our recent update should bring you some relief.
serp-1.jpg
By popular demand, we are adding a ‘SERP features’ widget to results displayed for our UK and US databases in the Organic Positions report.
serp_12.jpg
This widget allows you to see if any special search engine results are displayed by Google for keywords your competitor is ranking for. You can also see the percentage of keywords that triggers each SERP feature to show in search results.

Use filter settings by excluding/including keywords contained in a certain type of SERP feature - a knowledge graph, for example. Since ‘SERP features’ are the first web page elements to draw a user's attention, competing with them can be a strenuous process. That's why being aware of various features found in SERPs will help you discover the best way to cover more ground and improve your rankings.
serp_23.jpg
We’ve also made another important improvement – the Keyword Difficulty column (KD). All US and UK users will find this column in the following reports:
  • -Organic Positions
  • Organic Position Changes 
  • Organic URL 
  • Phrase Match 
  • Related Keywords
The Keyword Difficulty column provides you with an estimate of how difficult it would be to seize competitors' positions in the Google or Bing top 20 with a particular keyword. The higher the percentage, the more effort you’ll need to outrank your competition for each targeted keyword.

By sorting results according to difficulty in ascending or descending order, you can decide which keywords are worth targeting and which ones are too ambitious to target.

Also, by estimating various keywords' levels of difficulty, you can decide which ones will require the most time and effort to get high rankings for. But good things don’t come easy, so be patient; keyword discovery is hard work, but it can result in higher rankings and traffic.

We hope you like these updates. Please let us know what you think – email us your comments, ideas and suggestions. Thank you for helping us make SEMrush better!

Download as

PDF
DOCX

Share

Relevant news

Enterprise AIO Extends AI Shopping Report Across ChatGPT and Google AI Mode

Semrush Enterprise AI Optimization’s (AIO) AI Shopping report now delivers unified merchant and product-level insights across both AI shopping experiences.
Product News
March 6, 2026

Semrush Enterprise Adds Log File Analysis to Site Intelligence and AI Optimization

New Bot and Agent Analytics capabilities give teams clearer understanding of how search engines and AI crawlers interact with their websites, unlocking new visibility opportunities.
Product News
February 2, 2026

Query Fan-Out Analysis Comes to Semrush Enterprise AI Optimization, Revealing the Search Signals Behind AI Responses

New capabilities identify the background queries made by AI models, which are run through search engines. This helps brands identify further terms to target for AI visibility and align their SEO and GEO strategies
Product News
January 15, 2026

Get started with Semrush today

Try Semrush free for seven days. Cancel anytime.

Start free trial
  • Semrush One
  • Features
  • Pricing
  • Free Trial
  • Compare Semrush
  • Success Stories
  • Stats and Facts
  • Affiliate Program
  • Enterprise SEO
  • Enterprise AIO
  • Enterprise SI
  • Insights24
  • Mfour
  • App Center
  • Top Websites
  • Free Tools
  • Sensor
  • About Us
  • News
  • Careers
  • Partners
  • For Investors
  • Semrush Select
  • Global Issues Index
  • Contact us
  • Knowledge Base
  • Academy
  • API
Community
  • Semrush Blog
  • Webinars
  • Ambassador Program
LinkedInInstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookX
© 2008 - 2026 Semrush. All rights reserved.
Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceCookies Settings
Semrush