Google has been expanding their featured snippets over the past year or so, not just in the US but also in the EU. In a video hangout with Google’s John Mueller, John hinted that Google probably will be expanding these featured snippets even more so – probably in other languages.
John didn’t come out and say it, but by the way John said what he said, and if you want me to read between the lines – which is what I do, I wouldn’t be surprised to see featured snippets in non-English languages expand. Potentially even see translated featured snippets in some cases.
At the 4:55 minute mark into yesterday’s hangout, John was asked:
John responded:
Here is the video embed:
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