does wikipedia backlink have any effect in seo

[killerdon]

i want to know if it helps in seo or not

 

[Deleted member 657006]

yep

 

[Take Action]

Definitely YES. However the link is NF, But still, it will give some good effects to your website.

 

[michaelgof]

wikipedia links along with all other social media networks no follow the links. But for a natural backlink profile, you want a mix of no follw and do fallow

 

[charliebrooker]

People will claim yes.

Wikipedia links are nofollow.

Draw your own conclusion.

 

[Leo00]

I use Wikipedia backlinks rather for diversification + authority insurance. However, I have never seen a boost in rankings after placing a Wikipedia link and I have approximately 20 of them to various sites. Still a nice link to have in portfolio with relatively small effort (granted that on your site is quality content that contributes to the topic).

 

[MisterF]

i want to know if it helps in seo or not

It's ideal if you're looking for diversity, in some case may bring in a tiny amount of traffic.

 

[kn1ves]

They won't directly impact your SEO efforts as they're 'NoFollowed'. However, they do increase something known as EAT (Expertise-Authoritativeness-Trustworthiness) which determines your page quality score. If your niche is considered as YMYL then it might prove beneficial.

 

[Daniel Ocean]

Wikipedia links are nofollow and search engines ignore nofollow attribute links in their ranking factors but they follow the links without indexing them or giving any seo juice but those backlinks can drive some traffic which can't be bad. Overall a backlinks from a trusted source like Wikipedia can't be bad but don't expect too much.

 

[john carry]

yes

 

[KCart]

Depending on the niche, Wikipedia links can be tremendously beneficial. You won't get direct link juice (pagerank or anchor text benefit) but you can get direct traffic and links from other sites (who use wikipedia to discover resources). And being cited on wikipedia is a major deal in terms of trust/authority for your brand.

 

[Emergence]

I think it probably does have a positive effect on your SEO. Some people will tell you it doesnt because its no follow. I dont know of any tests that have directly looked at the effect of a wikepedia link. But no follow links from Youtube have been tested and do have a positive effect on rankings. Which suggests there is still something going on with no follow links, transfer of some sort of trust factor etc.

 

[bartosimpsonio]

The link must stay up on wikipedia for months in order to give any result. I don't know what the signal is, whether it's traffic or simply a sign of trust, but if link does not stay up long enough it won't help at all.

 

[nodyguy]

Thinking that Google just ignores Wikipedia links, which is one of the biggest & most moderated website in the internet, just because it's nofollow - is just nonsense.

 

[Daniel Ocean]

If they drive traffic then yes they worth. Since wikipedia external links are nofollow the only benefit is if they can generate traffic.

 

[blackbeans]

Google says no but it DOES

Of course, Big G won't admit it

 

[wilspat]

Backlinks from wikipedia is the most qulaity link. Create a wiki for any website and get backlinks.

 

[Elza1989]

Since wikipedia appears on the first page of search results, it is very beneficial for SEO, although I believe that the backlinks there are no follow.