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Google’s huge search market share loss wasn’t real: Data revised

Search Engine Land

Statcounter has revised data indicating that Google took a massive hit to its search market share in April while Microsoft Bing and Yahoo made ludicrous gains. search market share since August 2023, when it was at 89.03%. Google’s highest search market share in the past 12 months was 89.1% in May 2023.

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Did Google really lose search market share to Microsoft Bing in April?

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Statcounter has updated its search engine market share stats for April – and the results are shocking. search market share in the U.S. Google’s global search engine market share dropped from 91.38% in March to 86.99% in April. If they’re true. By the numbers. Google’s U.S. in April 2023.

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No, ChatGPT isn’t stealing Google’s search market share

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Reporting on Google’s market share these days is like reporting on the sky (did you know it’s blue?). This article (which is paywalled, so I’m not linking to it) is based on a Bank of America report (why is Bank of America talking about search market share?) I question that.) Extremely unlikely.

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One year later: Little change to Microsoft Bing’s search market share

Search Engine Land

Microsoft Bing managed to steal a tiny bit of Google’s search market share in the last year in the U.S., search market share rose to 7.87%, from 6.35% (+1.52). Worldwide, Bing’s search market share increased from 2.81% to 3.43% (+0.62). search market share declined, from 88.96% to 87.46% (-1.5).

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These 2 charts show Microsoft Bing’s search market share problem

Search Engine Land

Despite having gotten the jump on Google when it launched the new Bing , featuring its own generative search experience fueled by GPT-4, data shows Microsoft has failed to gain market share. In fact, if the latest numbers from StatCounter are directionally accurate, it appears Bing is actually losing market share to Google.

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The new Bing has failed to take any market share from Google after six months

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It’s been just over six months since the new AI-powered Bing with Bing Chat launched – but its overall search engine market share remains virtually unchanged globally and in the U.S. search market share was 6.47% in July, per StatCounter. In February, when new Bing launched, it’s market share was 6.35%.

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AI boost? Bing’s market share is down 6 months after launch

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It’s been just over six months since the new AI-powered Bing with Bing Chat launched – but its overall search engine market share is down slightly globally and in the U.S. search market share was 6.47% in July, per web analytics service StatCounter. In February, when new Bing launched, its market share was 6.35%.