The Top 50 SEO Experts in 2025 – 2026

The Top 50 SEOs in 2026

List Compiled from:

• Reddit
• Gemini
• Perplexity
• X

The full list of SEO Experts

1. Barry Schwartz (Search Engine Roundtable)

2. Rand Fishkin (SparkToro)

3. Neil Patel (NP Digital)

4. Aleyda Solis (Orainti)

5. Brian Dean (Exploding Topics)

6. David Quaid (Primary Position, King of SEO)

7. Wil Reynolds (Seer Interactive)

8. Gagan Ghotra (Australian SEO)

9. Kevin Indig (Growth Memo)

10. Edward Sturm (Podcaster; Education)

11. Joy Hawkins (Sterling Sky)

12. Dr. Pete Meyers (Moz)

13. Britney Muller (Data Sci 101)

14. Jamie Indigo (Not a Robot)

15. Patrick Stox (Ahrefs)

16. Kristina Azarenko (Marketing Syrup)

17. AJ Ghergich 

18. Shaun Anderson (Hobo-Web; API Leak)

19. Greg Gifford (SearchLab)

20. Brodie Clark (Brodie Clark Consulting)

21. Cindy Krum (MobileMoxie)

22. Darren Shaw (Whitespark)

23. Martin Splitt (Google)

24. Koray Tuğberk GÜBÜR (Holistic SEO)

25. Bastian Grimm (Peak Ace)

26. Chima Mmeje (Freelance)

27. Garrett Sussman (iPullRank)

28. Lidia Infante (Sanity)

29. Mordy Oberstein (Wix)

30. Crystal Carter (Wix)

31. Steve Toth (SEONotebook)

32. Tom Capper (Moz)

33. Paddy Moogan (Aira)

34. Olaf Kopp (Aufgesang)

35. Charles Floate

36. Mike Blumenthal (Near Media)

37. Claire Carlile (BrightLocal)

38. Gael Breton (Authority Hacker)

39. Mark Webster (Authority Hacker)

40. Miracle Inameti-Archibong (John Lewis)

41. Matt Diggity (Diggity Marketing)

42. Martha van Berkel (Schema App)

43. Tory Gray (The Gray Dot Company)

44. Mark Cook-Williams

45. Ruth Everett (Lumar)

46. Jake Hundley (Podcaster, Home Services)