International Web Hosting Issues: Does Server Location Really Matter?
Back in 2009, the younger version of Matt Cutts explained: Now, in 2015, Google‘s John Mueller has come out with a slightly different statement: For search, specifically for geotargeting, the server‘s location plays a very small role, in many cases it‘s irrelevant. If you use a ccTLD or a gTLD together with Webmaster Tools, then we‘ll mainly use the geotargeting from there, regardless of where your server is located. You definitely don‘t need to host your website in any specific geographic location — use what works best for you, and give us that information via a ccTLD or Webmaster Tools.OK, John. I‘ll hold you to that one! Once I‘m done with Google, I‘ll check the results in other search engines as well. So, how is server location connected with top search results?