Leading search engines in Norway 2024, by market share

In March 2024, Google was the leader among search engines in Norway, with 94.2 percent of the market share. Bing and Yahoo!, followed, accounting for market shares of roughly 3.74 percent and 1.22 percent respectively. The figures were similar for desktop search engines in the country. Google’s growth can be seen in the company’s revenue figures over the years, with a dramatic increase from 0.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2002, to over 181 billion U.S. dollars in 2020.

What were Norwegians "googling"?

Google offers limitless information online, but the most commonly entered search term by Norwegians in 2020 was “Oslo”. “VG”, abbreviated from “Verdens Gang”, or “The course of the World” was the leading online newspaper in Norway and ranked second.

Google search engine worldwide

Google has been the global leader among search engines for the past decade. Despite a slight decrease in its market share, the figures have been relatively stable throughout the observed period. As of June 2021, Google accounted for over 87 percent of the global search engine market.