Last time you needed to look something up, where did you go first?
AI assistant53.6%
Search engine, then AI as well13.1%
A search engine20.2%
Social media or video13.1%
53.6% of 84 respondents answered "AI assistant".
AI in search
How many people ask AI instead of Googling in Egypt?
Statistics from 84 accepted quiz answers. Updated August 2026. How these statistics work
Where everyone lands
Low14.3%
Medium44%
High41.7%
Question by question
When you need to look something up, how often do you start with AI?
Always32.1%
Usually22.6%
Sometimes29.8%
Rarely7.1%
Never8.3%
32.1% of 84 respondents answered "Always".
How far has AI gone in replacing search for you?
Almost everything, including news and shopping36.9%
Explanations and how to questions28.6%
Writing and summarising only20.2%
Not at all14.3%
36.9% of 84 respondents answered "Almost everything, including news and shopping".
When did you last click a website from search results?
I cannot remember35.7%
More than a week ago14.3%
A few days ago22.6%
Today or yesterday27.4%
35.7% of 84 respondents answered "I cannot remember".
Has your search engine use changed in the last year?
Down25%
About the same47.6%
Up27.4%
47.6% of 84 respondents answered "About the same".
When AI gives you an answer, what do you do next?
Take it and move on36.9%
Read the sources it lists31%
Open at least one source16.7%
Search separately to check15.5%
36.9% of 84 respondents answered "Take it and move on".
What do you still use a search engine for?
Local places and opening hours20.2%
Shopping and prices26.2%
News29.8%
Official or government information17.9%
I no longer use a search engine6%
29.8% of 84 respondents answered "News".
Has AI ever given you an answer that turned out to be wrong?
Yes, and I acted on it29.8%
Yes, but I caught it in time27.4%
Yes, but it did not matter21.4%
Not that I know of21.4%
29.8% of 84 respondents answered "Yes, and I acted on it".
Everyone here chose to take the quiz, and no answers are weighted to match a real population.