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YMYL (Your Money Your Life) — the concept

VVitaly GrotUpdated April 11, 2026576 views1 min412 chars

What YMYL topics are, why they carry special requirements, and how this affects promotion.

What counts as YMYL

Topics that can affect a person's health, finances, safety, or well-being. Search holds them to higher expertise requirements.

  • Medicine and health.
  • Finance, investments, loans.
  • Legal matters.
  • Safety.
Tip

For YMYL these are mandatory: a real author with verifiable credentials, sources, and an update date.

Sources
  1. Google Search Quality Rater Guidelines