You don't need to install Google Analytics to rank on Google. The article you cited mentions CRUX data[1], which comes from the Google Chrome browser, not Goog

You don't need to install Google Analytics to rank on Google. The article you cited mentions CRUX data[1], which comes from the Google Chrome browser, not Google Analytics. That data is reported to website users in the form of the Core Web Vitals report, which is a different product than Google's ranking algorithm. Although similar data is probably used as a ranking factor, you can't conclude that from this support documentation. 1. https://developer.chrome.com/docs/crux/ https://developer.chrome.com/docs/crux/