Last time you needed to look something up, where did you go first?
AI assistant52.5%
Search engine, then AI as well15.5%
A search engine20.5%
Social media or video11.5%
52.5% answered "AI assistant".
How many people ask AI instead of Googling in Egypt?
Statistics from 278 accepted quiz answers*. Updated September 2026. How these statistics work
Asked "Last time you needed to look something up, where did you go first?" on the Sarahah quiz, the most common answer was "AI assistant", chosen by 52.5% of 278 people in Egypt.
Where everyone lands
Low14.4%
Medium42.1%
High43.5%
43.5% of 278 people in Egypt scored high on the Sarahah AI in search quiz.
Question by question
When you need to look something up, how often do you start with AI?
Always29.5%
Usually23.4%
Sometimes29.5%
Rarely9.7%
Never7.9%
29.5% answered "Always".
How far has AI gone in replacing search for you?
Almost everything, including news and shopping31.7%
Explanations and how to questions31.7%
Writing and summarising only19.1%
Not at all17.6%
31.7% answered "Almost everything, including news and shopping".
When did you last click a website from search results?
I cannot remember40.3%
More than a week ago12.9%
A few days ago19.1%
Today or yesterday27.7%
40.3% answered "I cannot remember".
Has your search engine use changed in the last year?
Down23.7%
About the same50.4%
Up25.9%
50.4% answered "About the same".
When AI gives you an answer, what do you do next?
Take it and move on34.2%
Read the sources it lists32.7%
Open at least one source10.4%
Search separately to check22.7%
34.2% answered "Take it and move on".
What do you still use a search engine for?
Local places and opening hours21.6%
Shopping and prices21.6%
News28.1%
Official or government information20.9%
I no longer use a search engine7.9%
28.1% answered "News".
Has AI ever given you an answer that turned out to be wrong?
Yes, and I acted on it28.8%
Yes, but I caught it in time29.1%
Yes, but it did not matter20.1%
Not that I know of21.9%
29.1% answered "Yes, but I caught it in time".
* Everyone here chose to take the quiz, and no answers are weighted to match a real population. Each question counts only the people who answered it, so a question some people skipped rests on a smaller group than the total above.
Statistics by country
Only countries with at least 50 eligible answers of their own appear here.