Key Takeaways
- Google’s share of global search engine market (desktop) is 91.38% as of April 2025
- Google’s share of global search engine market (mobile) is 94.64% as of April 2025
- Bing’s share of global search engine market (desktop) is 3.67% as of April 2025
- Globally, Google processes billions of searches per day (Google “handles billions of searches each day”)
- Google Search is available in 100+ languages
- On average, 68% of online experiences begin with a search engine (industry baseline stat)
- Google reported that more than 5 billion searches happen per day on Google Search (commonly cited statement)
- Global search advertising revenue is forecast to reach $378.64 billion in 2024
- Global search advertising revenue is forecast to reach $409.05 billion in 2025
- Search advertising revenue in the U.S. is forecast to reach $184.5 billion in 2024
- In 2024, the U.S. had 324.9 million smartphone users (search on mobile)
- In 2024, China had 1.02 billion smartphone users
- In 2024, India had 974.4 million smartphone users
- In 2022, “Generative AI” use in marketing increased; for search, 64% of marketers said they will use generative AI in the future (survey)
- HubSpot survey: 34% of marketers already use generative AI
Google dominates global search usage, while local rivals lead in specific regions and intents.
Market Share & Usage Rates
Market Share & Usage Rates Interpretation
Search Behavior & Intent
Search Behavior & Intent Interpretation
Search Behavior & Usage Rates
Search Behavior & Usage Rates Interpretation
Advertising & Monetization
Advertising & Monetization Interpretation
Devices, Platforms & Geography
Devices, Platforms & Geography Interpretation
SEO & Outcomes
SEO & Outcomes Interpretation
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