Bing Page Count reports the indexed-page count attributed to a result, taken from an external provider or run data rather than the page’s HTML. It returns that integer directly, and a missing field becomes 0 — so a 0 can mean genuinely zero indexed pages or simply that no data was available.
| Factor ID | RG-SIZ-003 |
|---|---|
| Family | Off-Page Index Metrics |
| Measurement | API-provided count (integer) |
| Measured zone | Per-result off-page metric |
What it measures
Bing Page Count reports the indexed-page count attributed to the result supplied for that result. It is an off-page index metric: a whole-number tally of pages associated with the result, sourced from outside the page itself rather than derived from anything on the page.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear reads the corresponding optional field on the SearchResult and returns its integer value. When that field is absent, the factor becomes 0. RankGear does not fetch or recompute the count itself — it surfaces whatever value the provider or run data carried for the result, so the number is only as current and complete as its source.
| If the value is… | Read it as |
|---|---|
| A positive integer | The indexed-page count the provider attributed to this result — possibly stale, sampled, or URL-specific. |
| 0 | Ambiguous: either zero indexed pages/activity, or the field was missing and defaulted to 0. Confirm before treating it as a true zero. |
How to optimize it
Treat this as an observation, not a target to inflate. If broader indexing is a genuine goal, ensure important pages are crawlable, indexable, internally linked, canonicalized correctly, and included in accurate sitemaps. Do not create low-value pages merely to increase a count — the number reflects an external provider’s view, and padding it adds no value for users.
Important considerations
- The value comes from an external provider or run data, not from the page HTML.
- A 0 can mean zero activity or pages, or simply unavailable data — the two are indistinguishable from the value alone.
- Counts can be stale, sampled, URL-specific, or provider-dependent, so compare like with like.
- Correlation does not prove causation: this is a prioritization signal that relates to patterns within a measured result set, not a lever that makes a page rank — raising the metric does not guarantee improved position.
Related factors
Part of the Factors reference · how RankGear measures · glossary.