Google: Total Number Of Links Is Completely Irrelevant For SEO

Google's John Mueller said that "the total number [of backlinks] essentially is completely irrelevant" to rankings in Google in a video hangout last week. I heard the statement and didn't cover because it is SEO 101 but then I saw some of the responses on the internet about this line and decided it is worth repeating.

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/2ZIEchK