Google and hit count

[Lagom]

Does Google take in count the number of visits/clicks to a site, when determing relevancy?

[le_gber]

Hi Lagom, and welcome to WebmasterWorld

Yes, there are rumors that Google takes not only the clicks but also the time people spend on the site - thanks to their Google Analytics, the Google Toolbar and if a visitor comes back to the search engine to look for the same query again.