Last time you needed to look something up, where did you go first?
AI assistant38.2%
Search engine, then AI as well21.8%
A search engine12.7%
Social media or video27.3%
38.2% of 55 respondents answered "AI assistant".
AI in search
How many people ask AI instead of Googling in India?
Statistics from 55 accepted quiz answers. Updated August 2026. How these statistics work
Where everyone lands
Low18.2%
Medium45.5%
High36.4%
Question by question
When you need to look something up, how often do you start with AI?
Always14.5%
Usually34.5%
Sometimes30.9%
Rarely18.2%
Never1.8%
34.5% of 55 respondents answered "Usually".
How far has AI gone in replacing search for you?
Almost everything, including news and shopping27.3%
Explanations and how to questions38.2%
Writing and summarising only16.4%
Not at all18.2%
38.2% of 55 respondents answered "Explanations and how to questions".
When did you last click a website from search results?
I cannot remember25.5%
More than a week ago18.2%
A few days ago23.6%
Today or yesterday32.7%
32.7% of 55 respondents answered "Today or yesterday".
Has your search engine use changed in the last year?
Down23.6%
About the same54.5%
Up21.8%
54.5% of 55 respondents answered "About the same".
When AI gives you an answer, what do you do next?
Take it and move on25.5%
Read the sources it lists36.4%
Open at least one source20%
Search separately to check18.2%
36.4% of 55 respondents answered "Read the sources it lists".
What do you still use a search engine for?
Local places and opening hours36.4%
Shopping and prices23.6%
News10.9%
Official or government information21.8%
I no longer use a search engine7.3%
36.4% of 55 respondents answered "Local places and opening hours".
Has AI ever given you an answer that turned out to be wrong?
Yes, and I acted on it41.8%
Yes, but I caught it in time23.6%
Yes, but it did not matter16.4%
Not that I know of18.2%
41.8% of 55 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.