Insights ยท Update
FAQ Rich Results Are Gone: What to Do Instead
FAQ markup no longer earns extra space in Google.
What changed?
Google stopped displaying FAQ rich results, the expandable questions that used to appear under some listings, on May 7, 2026. Reporting for them was later removed from Search Console.
This follows earlier removals, including HowTo rich results in 2023.
Should I remove FAQ schema?
There is no need. FAQPage is still valid structured data. Keep it only where the questions and answers are visible to visitors, and do not expect it to change how your listing looks.
What should I do instead?
Keep answering real customer questions on your pages, because that helps people decide and gives search and AI systems clear passages to draw on.
- Put a short, direct answer first, then the detail
- Use the customer's wording in headings
- Support claims with named sources
- Show who wrote the page and when it was updated
Sources
- Bluehost: Google ends FAQ rich results
- Google Search Central: Optimizing your website for generative AI features on Google Search
Sources checked on . Third-party findings are reported as published and may be correlational.
Written by
Dr. Abaid Ahmad
Founder of Summit Digital Marketing. Fellow and Chartered Marketer (CIM, UK), Chartered Manager, PhD and MBA, with more than ten years of digital marketing using AI.
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