This statistic gives information on experiences U.S. search users had when using internet search engines. During a 2012 survey, it was found that 38 percent of respondents got so much information in a set of search results that they felt overwhelmed.
Experiences of U.S. search engine users as of February 2012
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Learned something new or important that really helped you or increased your knowledge
86%
Found a really obscure fact or piece of information you didn't think you'd be able to find
50%
Got conflicting or contradictory information in results and could not figure out what was correct
41%
Got so much information in a set of search results that you felt overwhelmed
38%
Discovered really critical information was missing from search results
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Pew Research Center. (March 12, 2012). Experiences of U.S. search engine users as of February 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248583/experiences-of-us-search-engine-users/
Pew Research Center. "Experiences of U.S. search engine users as of February 2012." Chart. March 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248583/experiences-of-us-search-engine-users/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Experiences of U.S. search engine users as of February 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248583/experiences-of-us-search-engine-users/
Pew Research Center. "Experiences of U.S. Search Engine Users as of February 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248583/experiences-of-us-search-engine-users/
Pew Research Center, Experiences of U.S. search engine users as of February 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248583/experiences-of-us-search-engine-users/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Experiences of U.S. search engine users as of February 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248583/experiences-of-us-search-engine-users/