Google Is Not Diminishing The Use Of Structured Data In 2026

A recent announcement on the Google Search Central blog gave a Redditor the impression that Google was significantly reducing the use of structured data, causing them to ask if it’s worthwhile to use it anymore.

The person on Reddit posted:

“Google just posted a new update — they’re removing support for some structured data types starting in January 2026. Dataset already works only in Dataset Search, and rich results are getting more selective.

So… is schema still worth it? Or are we moving past it entirely?”

Matt Southern covered the…