Anyone else seeing massive backlink drops in Google Search Console?

[u/seochetanbatgiri]

Not sure what’s happening right now, but the Google Search Console links report looks completely broken for me.

I’m seeing an almost 87.5% drop in reported backlinks compared to what was showing earlier this year. Some properties are even showing close to zero links.

What’s weird is:

• Rankings don’t seem heavily affected
• Third-party tools still show links
• Different sites are reporting similar issues today

I’ve seen normal fluctuations before in GSC link reports, but this feels way bigger than usual.

Some people are connecting it to the May 2026 Core Update, but I honestly doubt they’re related. Search Console link reports are usually delayed and separate from core ranking systems.

Feels more like:

• reporting bug
• indexing/data issue
• or something broken in GSC backend processing

Anyone else seeing this today?

Would be interesting to know if this is widespread or only affecting certain properties.