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.

As of March 2025, Google continued to dominate the global search engine industry by far, with an 89.62 percent market share. However, this stronghold may be showing signs of erosion, with its share across all devices dipping to its lowest point in over two decades. Bing, Google's closest competitor, currently holds a market share of 4.01 percent across, while Russia-based Yandex hikes to the third place with a share of around 2.51 percent. Competitive landscape and regional variations While Google's overall dominance persists, other search engines carve out niches in various markets and platforms. Bing holds a 12.21 percent market share across desktop devices worldwide, as Yandex and Baidu have found success inside and outside of their home markets. Yandex is used by over 63 percent of Russian internet users, but Baidu has seen its market share significantly in China As regional variations highlight the importance of local players in challenging Google's global supremacy, the company is likely to face more challenges with the AI-powered online search trend and increasing regulatory scrutiny. Search behavior and antitrust concerns Despite facing more competition, Google remains deeply ingrained in users' online habits. In 2024, "Google" itself was the most popular search query on its own platform, followed by "YouTube" - another Google-owned property. This self-reinforcing ecosystem has drawn scrutiny from regulators, with the European Commission imposing millionaire antitrust fines on the company. As its influence extends beyond search into various online services, the company's market position continues to be a subject of debate among industry watchdogs and authorities worldwide.

Daily utilization metrics for data.lacity.org and geohub.lacity.org. Updated monthly

In April 2023, desktop computer searches represented 49.17 percent of the search engine market in the UK. Mobile searches followed with 45.97 percent, with the remaining 4.86 percent for consoles.

Throughout 2020, Google was the most popular online search engine in the Dominican Republic with a market share of nearly 95.6 percent. It was followed by Microsoft's Bing with 3.13 percent of share during that period. Likewise, Google also topped the ranking in Brazil.

In 2020, Google was the most popular online search engine in Puerto Rico, accounting for approximately 91.7 percent of web traffic. It was followed by Microsoft's Bing, with a 4.8 percent share that year. In addition, Google also concentrated most of the web traffic in the Dominican Republic.

Web traffic statistics for the several City-Parish websites, brla.gov, city.brla.gov, Red Stick Ready, GIS, Open Data etc. Information provided by Google Analytics.

This is a dataset of Tor cell file extracted from browsing simulation using Tor Browser. The simulations cover both desktop and mobile webpages. The data collection process was using WFP-Collector tool (https://github.com/irsyadpage/WFP-Collector). All the neccessary configuration to perform the simulation as detailed in the tool repository.The webpage URL is selected by using the first 100 website based on: https://dataforseo.com/free-seo-stats/top-1000-websites.Each webpage URL is visited 90 times for each deskop and mobile browsing mode.

As of March 2024, Google accounted for 96.32 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 2.48 percent of the web traffic, while Yahoo! followed with 0.76 percent.

As of the fourth quarter of 2019, 49 percent of Yahoo's U.S. organic search traffic originated from mobile devices. Google had the highest share of organic mobile search traffic with 61 percent, slightly ahead of DuckDuckGo with 58 percent.

Code:

Packet_Features_Generator.py & Features.py

To run this code:

pkt_features.py [-h] -i TXTFILE [-x X] [-y Y] [-z Z] [-ml] [-s S] -j

-h, --help show this help message and exit -i TXTFILE input text file -x X Add first X number of total packets as features. -y Y Add first Y number of negative packets as features. -z Z Add first Z number of positive packets as features. -ml Output to text file all websites in the format of websiteNumber1,feature1,feature2,... -s S Generate samples using size s. -j

Purpose:

Turns a text file containing lists of incomeing and outgoing network packet sizes into separate website objects with associative features.

Uses Features.py to calcualte the features.

startMachineLearning.sh & machineLearning.py

To run this code:

bash startMachineLearning.sh

This code then runs machineLearning.py in a tmux session with the nessisary file paths and flags

Options (to be edited within this file):

--evaluate-only to test 5 fold cross validation accuracy

--test-scaling-normalization to test 6 different combinations of scalers and normalizers

Note: once the best combination is determined, it should be added to the data_preprocessing function in machineLearning.py for future use

--grid-search to test the best grid search hyperparameters - note: the possible hyperparameters must be added to train_model under 'if not evaluateOnly:' - once best hyperparameters are determined, add them to train_model under 'if evaluateOnly:'

Purpose:

Using the .ml file generated by Packet_Features_Generator.py & Features.py, this program trains a RandomForest Classifier on the provided data and provides results using cross validation. These results include the best scaling and normailzation options for each data set as well as the best grid search hyperparameters based on the provided ranges.

Data

Encrypted network traffic was collected on an isolated computer visiting different Wikipedia and New York Times articles, different Google search queres (collected in the form of their autocomplete results and their results page), and different actions taken on a Virtual Reality head set.

Data for this experiment was stored and analyzed in the form of a txt file for each experiment which contains:

First number is a classification number to denote what website, query, or vr action is taking place.

The remaining numbers in each line denote:

The size of a packet,

and the direction it is traveling.

negative numbers denote incoming packets

positive numbers denote outgoing packets

Figure 4 Data

This data uses specific lines from the Virtual Reality.txt file.

The action 'LongText Search' refers to a user searching for "Saint Basils Cathedral" with text in the Wander app.

The action 'ShortText Search' refers to a user searching for "Mexico" with text in the Wander app.

The .xlsx and .csv file are identical

Each file includes (from right to left):

The origional packet data,

each line of data organized from smallest to largest packet size in order to calculate the mean and standard deviation of each packet capture,

and the final Cumulative Distrubution Function (CDF) caluclation that generated the Figure 4 Graph.

Competitive Analysis of Industry Rivals The market for competitive analysis is expected to grow significantly over the forecast period, driven by increasing need for businesses to understand their competitive landscape. Key players in the market include BuiltWith, WooRank, SEMrush, Google, SpyFu, Owletter, SimilarWeb, Moz, SunTec Data, and TrendSource. These companies offer a range of services to help businesses track their competitors' online performance, including website traffic, social media engagement, and search engine rankings. Some of the key trends driving the growth of the market include the increasing adoption of digital marketing by businesses, the growing importance of social media, and the increasing availability of data and analytics tools. The market is segmented by type, application, and region. In terms of type, the market is divided into product analysis, traffic analytics, sales analytics, and others. In terms of application, the market is divided into SMEs and large enterprises. In terms of region, the market is divided into North America, South America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific. The North American region is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period, due to the presence of a large number of established players in the market. The Asia Pacific region is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, due to the increasing adoption of digital marketing by businesses in the region. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the industry rivals, encompassing their concentration, product insights, regional trends, and key industry developments.

Unique visitors, total sessions, and bounce rate for lacity.org, the main website for the City of Los Angeles.

According to Cognitive Market Research, the global search engine optimization services market size was estimated at USD 45.2 billion in 2022 and will increase at a 17.90% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2023 to 2030. How is Market for Search Engine Optimisation Services Being Affected by the Major Trends?

Increasing Revenues of Digital Advertising to Provide Viable Market Output

It is anticipated that in the near future, digital advertising will surpass conventional means of advertising like print, television, radio, movies, and outdoors. Advertisers are resorting to digital advertising to reach the required demographic segments as consumer viewing shifts farther away from traditional networks towards digital alternatives, creating demand for SEO services to increase website exposure and draw in online traffic. Mobile internet advertising is another industry that is expanding thanks to the growing popularity of smartphones.

Internet advertising revenue climbed from 2021 to 2022 by 10.8% (YoY) to $209.7 billion, and overall revenue increased by $20.4 billion (YoY). Ad revenues for the first half of the year exceeded $100 billion for the first time, with Q1 seeing the largest gain, up 21.1% from Q2 and Q2. Revenues fell in Q3 (8.4%) and Q4 (4.4%).

(Source:www.iab.com/news/despite-headwinds-digital-advertising-delivered-double-digit-growth-in-2022-according-to-the-iab-internet-advertising-revenue-report/)

Advertisers increasingly value deep engagement, leading to a shift in advertising budgets from traditional to digital platforms, accelerating the demand for search engine optimization services throughout the forecast term.

Affordable internet in developing countries to propel market growth

The Factors Restraining Growth of the Search Engine Optimization Services Market

Rising In-house Team And Online SEO Tools to Hinder Market Growth

Many businesses are assembling their own in-house SEO teams to meet their specific needs. The business must establish an internal SEO team and streamline the procedure as the organization grows. The in-house SEO team guarantees cost savings and quick response times for campaigns and takes into account brand objectives, data security, and resource quality as well. Additionally, it enables control over output control. Additionally, online SEO tools can be used by anyone to improve their search, negating the need to speak with a third-party search engine optimization services supplier. The expansion of the search engine optimization services market is hampered by the rise of in-house teams and the accessibility of SEO online.

Impact of COVID–19 on the Search Engine Optimisation Services Market

Nearly every business on the planet has suffered setbacks due to the pandemic. This is because numerous preventative lockdowns and other worldwide limitations imposed by regulatory bodies have seriously hampered each company's manufacturing and supply chain operations. The market for search engine optimization services globally is not an exception. Additionally, because this epidemic has negatively influenced most people's finances, people are now more concerned with cutting back on their discretionary spending, which has decreased consumer demand. These variables will impact the global search engine optimization services market's revenue trajectory during the forecast period. However, the global search engine optimization services industry is projected to recover as regional regulatory authorities start to loosen these imposed limits. Introduction of Search Engine Optimization Services

The search engine optimization (SEO) services market comprises companies (organizations, sole proprietors, or partnerships) that sell SEO consultancy services to companies looking to optimize their websites. The industry is driven by the increased use of digital marketing strategies and the demand for more presence on key search engines. The search engine optimization services market grew throughout the historical period due to rising digital media consumption, increased smartphone and internet service penetration, older generations becoming more digitally empowered, and supportive government measures.

Between 2023 and 2028, an additional 910.3 million smartphone users will be worldwide (an increase of 17.33 percent). After five years of growth, the number of smartphone users is expected to reach 6.2 billion in 2028, reachi...

📊 Website Performance & SEO Metrics: GSC, Yandex Metrika & Page Parsing

This dataset contains real-world data collected from a live website, integrating insights from three powerful sources:

• Google Search Console (GSC) — search performance metrics including clicks, impressions, and average positions.
• Yandex Metrica — behavioral analytics like user visits, bounce rates, and session depths.
• On-page Parsing — extracted metadata and structural elements directly from the site's pages.

The dataset covers a specific time period, offering a rich ground for analysis, modeling, and discovery.

🔍 What You Can Do:

• Explore correlations between technical SEO and user behavior
• Investigate how search visibility affects on-site interactions
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Whether you're into digital marketing, data science, or SEO analytics, this dataset provides a hands-on opportunity to dive deep into web performance data and develop actionable insights.

Google is not only popular in its home country but is also the dominant internet search provider in many major online markets, frequently generating between 70 and 80 percent of desktop search traffic. The search engine giant has a market share of over 90 percent in India and accounted for the majority of the global search engine market, ahead of other competitors such as Yahoo, Bing, Yandex, and Baidu. Google’s online dominance All roads lead to Rome, or if you are browsing the internet, all roads lead to Google. It is hard to imagine an online experience without the online behemoth, as the company offers a wide range of online products and services that all seamlessly integrate with each other. Google search and advertising are the core products of the company, accounting for the vast majority of the company revenues. When adding this up with the Chrome browser, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, Google’s ownership of the Android mobile operating system, and various other consumer and enterprise services, Google is basically a one-stop shop for online needs. Google anti-trust rulings However, Google’s dominance of the search market is not always welcome and is keenly watched by authorities and industry watchdogs – since 2017, the EU commission has fined Google over 8 billion euros in antitrust fines for abusing its monopoly in online advertising. In March 2019, European Commission found that Google violated antitrust regulations by imposing contractual restrictions on third-party websites in order to make them less competitive and fined the company 1.5 billion euros.

Top 25 Daily Page Views for the main website of Los Angeles

In September 2023, Google was the most popular online search engine in Chile with a market share of over 95 percent. Microsoft's Bing ranked second with 2.85 percent of share throughout that period. Furthermore, Google Chrome was used by approximately eight out of ten Chilean internet users.

Web Analytics Market was valued at USD 6.16 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 13.6 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 18.58% from 2026 to 2032.

Web Analytics Market Drivers

Data-Driven Decision Making: Businesses increasingly rely on data-driven insights to optimize their online strategies. Web analytics provides valuable data on website traffic, user behavior, and conversion rates, enabling data-driven decision-making.

E-commerce Growth: The rapid growth of e-commerce has fueled the demand for web analytics tools to track online sales, customer behavior, and marketing campaign effectiveness.

Mobile Dominance: The increasing use of mobile devices for internet browsing has made mobile analytics a crucial aspect of web analytics. Businesses need to understand how users interact with their websites and apps on mobile devices.

analytics tools can be complex to implement and use, requiring technical expertise.

Hong Kong internet users mainly access the internet via mobile phones, laptops and desktops. About 48 percent of the web traffic came from mobile phones. Google owned the most visited websites in the city.