As of March 2025, Google represented 79.1 percent of the global online search engine market on desktop devices. Despite being much ahead of its competitors, this represents the lowest share ever recorded by the search engine in these devices for over two decades. Meanwhile, its long-time competitor Bing accounted for 12.21 percent, as tools like Yahoo and Yandex held shares of over 2.9 percent each. Google and the global search market Ever since the introduction of Google Search in 1997, the company has dominated the search engine market, while the shares of all other tools has been rather lopsided. The majority of Google revenues are generated through advertising. Its parent corporation, Alphabet, was one of the biggest internet companies worldwide as of 2024, with a market capitalization of 2.02 trillion U.S. dollars. The company has also expanded its services to mail, productivity tools, enterprise products, mobile devices, and other ventures. As a result, Google earned one of the highest tech company revenues in 2024 with roughly 348.16 billion U.S. dollars. Search engine usage in different countries Google is the most frequently used search engine worldwide. But in some countries, its alternatives are leading or competing with it to some extent. As of the last quarter of 2023, more than 63 percent of internet users in Russia used Yandex, whereas Google users represented little over 33 percent. Meanwhile, Baidu was the most used search engine in China, despite a strong decrease in the percentage of internet users in the country accessing it. In other countries, like Japan and Mexico, people tend to use Yahoo along with Google. By the end of 2024, nearly half of the respondents in Japan said that they had used Yahoo in the past four weeks. In the same year, over 21 percent of users in Mexico said they used Yahoo.

In April 2025, Google accounted for ***** percent of the search market in the United States across all devices. Bing followed as the second leading search provider in the United States during the last examined month, with a share of around *** percent, among the engine's highest quotas registered in the country to date.

A comparison of the most popular search engines in Japan showed that Google held a market share of more than ** percent. It was followed by Yahoo! and Bing. Together these three services accounted for a market share of more than ** percent.

In April 2024, Google was the most popular search engine in the UK, holding a market share of ***** percent across all devices. Bing had a relatively large market share of approximately **** percent in second place, followed by Yahoo! with approximately **** percent.

In February 2025, Microsoft Sites handled **** percent of all search queries in the United States. During the same period, Verizon Media (formerly known as Yahoo and Oath) had a search market share of little less than ** percent. Market leader Google generated **** percent of all core search queries in the United States.

In June 2025, Google was the leader among search engines in Norway, with 90.49 percent of the market share. Bing and YANDEX, followed, accounting for market shares of roughly 3.79 percent and 3.14 percent respectively. The figures were similar for desktop search engines in the country. Google’s growth can be seen in the company’s revenue figures over the years, with a dramatic increase from 0.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2002, to over 348 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. What were Norwegians "googling"? Google offers limitless information online, but the most commonly entered search term by Norwegians in 2024 was “Google”. “VG”, abbreviated from “Verdens Gang”, or “The course of the World” was the leading online newspaper in Norway and ranked second. Google search engine worldwide Google has been the global leader among search engines for the past decade. Despite a slight decrease in its market share, the figures have been relatively stable throughout the observed period. As of March 2025, Google accounted for over 79 percent of the global search engine market.

In May 2025, the online search engine Bing accounted for 4.11 percent of the European search market across all devices, while market leader Google held a search traffic share of around 89.45 percent. Meanwhile, Yandex's market share was 3.72 percent, while Yahoo! represented around 1.08 percent.

In January 2025, Google remained by far the most popular search engine in the UK, holding a market share of ***** percent across all devices. That month, Bing had a market share of approximately **** percent in second place, followed by Yahoo! with approximately **** percent. The EU vs Google Despite Google’s dominance of the search engine market, maintaining its position at the top has not been a smooth ride. Google’s market share saw a decline in the summer of 2018, plummeting to an all-time-low in July. The search engine experienced a similar dip in June and July 2017. These two low points coincided with the European Commission’s antitrust charges against the company, both of which were unprecedented in the now decade-long duel between both parties. As skepticism towards search engine platforms grows in line with public concern regarding censorship and data privacy, alternative services like Duckduckgo offer users both information protection and unfiltered results. Despite this, it still held less than *** percent of the industry’s market share as of June 2021. Perception of fake news in the UK According to a questionnaire conducted in the United Kingdom in 2018, **** percent of respondents had come across inaccurate news on social media at least once before. Rising concerns over fake news, or information which has been manipulated to influence the public has been a hot topic in recent years. The younger generation however, remains skeptical with nearly **** of Generation Z claiming to be either unconcerned about fake news, or believed that it did not exist altogether.

In April 2025, Google accounted for over ** percent of the mobile search market in the United States. With approximately ** percent reach among mobile audiences, Google Search is also one of the most popular mobile apps in the United States. DuckDuckGo and Yahoo! followed as the leading mobile search providers in the United States during the last examined month, with shares of around *** percent each.

Much like the alternatives to mainstream social media platforms, China has pioneered the production of search engines that provide an alternative to Google and Bing. Some of the most prominent Chinese search engines are ***** and ****, with a combined market share of ***** percent. Baidu – China’s internet giant Since its founding in 2000, Baidu’s revenue surged swiftly and totaled about ****** billion yuan in 2024. A majority of the revenue was generated through online marketing services. However, the operating profit bounced back after having contracted in 2019 and 2021. Baidu used to control about ** to ** percent of China’s online search market, a new contender Haosou emerged and is expected to close the gap shortly. Other search engines in China In a country with around *** million online search users, there are multiple local options besides Baidu. In a 2023 consumer survey in China, Shenma and Quark Search were rated the best in user experience whereas Haosou or 360 Search led the pack in search response speed and the diversity in search results.

We asked U.S. consumers about "Most used search engines by brand" and found that ******** takes the top spot, while ******** is at the other end of the ranking.These results are based on a representative online survey conducted in 2025 among 13,689 consumers in the United States.

In May 2025, Google had a search engine market share of approximately ***** percent in Brazil across all devices. Microsoft's Bing ranked second, with a share of **** percent, while other engines like Yahoo! and DuckDuckGo followed with smaller shares.

In July 2025, Google held the largest share of 83.71 percent in desktop search engine market in Hong Kong. The most popular desktop search engine in China, Baidu, accounted for about 1.74 percent in Hong Kong's market.

Yandex was the leading search engine in Russia in the second quarter of 2025, having accounted for roughly ********** of total user visits over that period. The second-most visited search engine in the country was Google, whose share of visits decreased slightly from the previous quarter. Yandex search usage in Russia Despite the global dominance of Google as a primary search engine, Russian consumers give their preference to homegrown Yandex and Mail.ru. Furthermore, Yandex is the most popular search engine for news reading, as well as the most-visited online resource in the country, with a reach of over ** percent. Besides the search engine, Yandex offers a wide range of online services, such as food delivery, maps, and a voice assistant. Mail.ru and Rambler search engines The third-most visited search engine, Mail.ru, belonged to the VK Group, one of the most expensive internet companies operating in Russia, whose value was measured at *** million U.S. dollars in 2025. Rambler, launched in 1996, saw a decline in usage compared to the 2000s. It was a part of the Rambler Group, which consisted of several media organizations, including the online video service Okko and news services Lenta.ru and Rambler News Service. The corporation Sber acquired the group in 2020.

Google was by far the most used search engine in India, holding a market share of ***** percent in May 2025. Despite having already reached a market share of more than ***** percent in 2018, Bing ranked second in the same month, with a market share of approximately **** percent, followed by DuckDuckGo and Yahoo!, with shares of **** percent and *** percent each.

As of June 2025, Google accounted for 94.8 percent of the search engine web traffic in Spain, being the most popular tool of this kind in the country across all devices. Bing was the second-main search engine, with 3.18 percent of the web traffic, while Yahoo! followed with 1.11 percent.

From January 2018 to June 2025, Google was by far the most used search engine in Italy, reaching ***** percent in June 2025. Bing was second most used, with a market share of approximately **** percent in the same month.

Google's dominance in Poland's search engine market is striking, with a 88.92 percent share in April 2025. The disparity between Google and its rivals highlights the challenges alternative search engines face in gaining traction in the Polish market. Google's reach across devices Google's supremacy extends across both desktop and mobile platforms in Poland. On desktop computers, Google commanded an 86.41 percent share in March 2024, while its dominance was even more pronounced on mobile devices, reaching an impressive 98.49 percent. This consistent leadership across platforms demonstrates Google's ability to cater to users' search needs regardless of their device. Impact on advertising and e-commerce The search engine giant's influence extends beyond user preferences, significantly impacting Poland's digital advertising landscape. In 2023, search engine marketing accounted for 31.2 percent of the online advertising market in the country. This substantial share reflects the importance of search engines in reaching consumers. Additionally, Google's search results play a crucial role in e-commerce visibility, with popular marketplace Allegro topping the rankings on Google's search engine by reaching over 2.6 million phrases in January 2024.

In May 2025, Google led the European desktop search market, holding a market share of around 77.93 percent. Its biggest worldwide competitor Bing accounted for 11.7 percent of the European desktop search market. Meanwhile, Yandex's mobile market share in Europe was 5.52 percent.

We asked Mexican consumers about "Most used search engines by brand" and found that "Google" takes the top spot, while "Yandex" is at the other end of the ranking.These results are based on a representative online survey conducted in 2025 among ***** consumers in Mexico.