In January 2024, Microsoft Sites handled 28.3 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 11 percent. Market leader Google generated 60.4 percent of all core search queries in the United States.
Share of search queries handled by leading search engine providers in the United States as of January 2024
Characteristic
Google Sites
Microsoft Sites
Verizon Media
Ask Network
AOL Inc.
Jan '24
60.4%
28.3%
10.7%
0.7%
-
Dec '24
60.3%
28.2%
10.7%
0.7%
-
Nov'23
60.7%
27.7%
10.9%
0.7%
-
Oct '23
60.9%
27.6%
10.8%
0.7%
-
Sep '23
61.4%
26.9%
11%
0.7%
-
Aug '23
61.4%
26.9%
11%
0.7%
-
Jun '23
61.4%
26.9%
11%
0.7%
-
May '23
61.4%
26.9%
11%
0.7%
-
Dec '22
61.4%
26.9%
11%
0.7%
-
Nov '22
61.5%
26.9%
11%
0.7%
-
Aug '22
61.5%
27.9%
11%
0.7%
-
Jul '22
61.4%
26.8%
11.1%
0.6%
-
Feb '22
61.5%
26.8%
11.2%
0.6%
-
Jan '22
61.4%
26.8%
11.2%
0.6%
-
Dec '21
61.4%
26.8%
11.2%
0.6%
-
Jun '21
61.4%
26.7%
11.1%
0.7%
-
Apr '21
61.6%
26.5%
11.2%
0.7%
-
Jan '21
61.7%
26.3%
11.3%
0.8%
-
Oct '20
61.8%
26.1%
11.4%
0.7%
-
Jul '20
62%
25.9%
11.3%
0.8%
-
Apr '20
62.3%
25.7%
11.2%
0.8%
-
Jan '20
62.5%
25.3%
11.3%
0.8%
-
Oct '19
62.5%
25.2%
11.4%
0.8%
-
Jul '19
62.5%
25.1%
11.5%
0.09%
-
Apr '19
62.7%
24.8%
11.6%
1%
-
Jan '19
63%
24.5%
11.5%
1%
-
Oct '18
63.1%
24.3%
11.6%
1%
-
Jul '18
63.2%
24.2%
11.5%
1%
-
Apr '18
63.5%
24%
11.4%
1.1%
-
Jan '18
63.2%
23.7%
11.9%
1.1%
-
Apr '17
63.4%
22.8%
11.7%
1.3%
0.8%
Jan '17
63.4%
22.6%
11.6%
1.1%
0.9%
Oct '16
63.6%
22.3%
11.7%
1.4%
1%
Jul '16
63.4%
21.9%
12.1%
1.5%
1.1%
Apr '16
63.8%
21.6%
12.2%
1.5%
0.9%
Jan '16
68.8%
21.3%
12.4%
1.7%
0.9%
Oct '15
63.9%
20.8%
12.5%
1.7%
1%
Jul '15
64%
20.4%
12.7%
1.8%
1.2%
Apr '15
64.2%
20.2%
12.7%
1.8%
1.1%
Jan '15
64.4%
19.7%
13%
1.8%
1.1%
Oct '14
67%
19.5%
10.3%
1.9%
1.2%
Jul '14
67.4%
19.3%
10%
2%
1.3%
Apr '14
67.6%
18.7%
10%
2.4%
1.3%
Jan '14
67.6%
18.3%
10.4%
2.4%
1.3%
Oct '13
66.9%
18.1%
11.1%
2.6%
1.3%
Jul '13
67%
17.9%
11.3%
2.7%
1.2%
Apr '13
67.1%
16.9%
11.8%
2.7%
1.4%
Jan '13
67%
16.5%
12.1%
2.8%
1.7%
Oct '12
66.9%
16%
12.2%
3.2%
1.8%
Jul '12
66.8%
15.7%
13%
3.1%
1.5%
Apr '12
66.5%
15.4%
13.5%
3%
1.6%
Jan '12
66.2%
15.2%
14.1%
3%
1.6%
Oct '11
65.6%
14.8%
15.2%
2.9%
1.5%
Jun '11
65.5%
14.4%
15.9%
2.9%
1.4%
Apr '11
65.7%
13.9%
15.7%
3.1%
1.6%
Jan '11
65.6%
13.1%
16.1%
3.4%
1.7%
Oct '10
66.3%
11.5%
16.5%
3.6%
2.1%
Jul '10
65.8%
11%
17.1%
3.8%
2.3%
Apr '10
64.4%
11.8%
17.7%
3.7%
2.4%
Jan '10
65.4%
11.3%
17%
3.8%
2.5%
Oct '09
65.4%
9.9%
18%
3.9%
2.9%
Jul '09
64.7%
8.9%
19.3%
3.9%
3.1%
Apr '09
64.2%
8.2%
20.4%
3.8%
3.4%
Jan '09
63%
8.5%
21%
3.7%
3.9%
Oct '08
63.1%
8.5%
20.5%
4.2%
3.7%
Jul '08
61.9%
8.9%
20.5%
4.5%
4.2%
Apr '08
61.1%
9.1%
20.4%
4.6%
4.3%
Jan '08
58.5%
9.8%
22.2%
4.9%
4.5%
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Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. Numbers reflect "explicit core search” which excludes contextually driven searches that do not reflect specific user intent to interact with the search results. No data available for May to December 2017. *Formerly known as Yahoo and Oath.
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