A WebmasterWorld thread has some SEOs and webmasters noticing that the data in Google Webmaster Tools is updated faster than what they see in Google’s own search results.

For example, Google Webmaster Tools may show that they have indexed 10,000 pages but when you check Google search, it may only show 6,000 pages. Keep in mind, I am assuming these webmasters are savvy enough to understand that a Google site command is not accurate and shouldn’t be used to compare index saturation in Google compared to Google Webmaster Tools.

One member said in the forums:

Others have confirmed this but I am not personally able to verify this. Do you agree?

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.