Seven months since the last core update and the December 2020 core update has now been rolled out. This is the third core update of 2020.
Google’s core updates can affect the ranking of your site. Knowing when these updates happen can help you to identify fluctuations in your rankings. The main impact of this update was felt on December 4th but it does take a couple of weeks for the update to fully roll out. Several search data companies have indicated that this appears to be a larger update than usual. With it appearing to affect the top three rankings the most.
We may not know the full impact for another couple of weeks, so keep an eye on your rankings for any changes.