Are content updates really working better than publishing new articles?

I think it depends on where the page is starting from. If an old article already has impressions but is slowly dropping, updating it makes more sense to me. But if there’s a completely new topic or query worth targeting, I’d rather create a new page than force it into an existing one.
 
I have been seeing more people recommend improving old pages instead of constantly adding new ones. Has anyone tested this properly on a few sites? I would like to hear what kind of changes actually produced ranking improvements.
what i have realized over time is that some old content might be easier to fix due to the history it has built with google already. rather than trying to create a fifth article on the same subject matter i would try nd locate any old page that sits on page 2 or 3 nd work on it insstead.
 
yeah tested it on 5 old posts last quarter, just updated stats and added a comparison section, 3 of them jumped rankings within a month without touching anything else on the site
 
Updating old pages works best for me when they already rank somewhere. Fixing search intent and adding missing info usually moves them more than just adding extra words.
 
I’ve found that updating outdated information improving the title and adding missing sections can help I’d usually try those changes before creating another page targeting the same topic
 
I have been seeing more people recommend improving old pages instead of constantly adding new ones. Has anyone tested this properly on a few sites? I would like to hear what kind of changes actually produced ranking improvements.
I think updating old pages can help when there's stuff that needs fixing. I'd go through the old info, add anything that's missing, clean up the weaker parts, and check the internal links as well.
 
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