Last time you needed to look something up, where did you go first?
AI assistant46.5%
Search engine, then AI as well19.8%
A search engine22.1%
Social media or video11.6%
46.5% answered "AI assistant".
How many people ask AI instead of Googling in Saudi Arabia?
Statistics from 86 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 46.5% of 86 people in Saudi Arabia.
Where everyone lands
Low16.3%
Medium32.6%
High51.2%
51.2% of 86 people in Saudi Arabia 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?
Always38.4%
Usually25.6%
Sometimes24.4%
Rarely7%
Never4.7%
38.4% answered "Always".
How far has AI gone in replacing search for you?
Almost everything, including news and shopping46.5%
Explanations and how to questions22.1%
Writing and summarising only15.1%
Not at all16.3%
46.5% answered "Almost everything, including news and shopping".
When did you last click a website from search results?
I cannot remember29.1%
More than a week ago10.5%
A few days ago16.3%
Today or yesterday44.2%
44.2% answered "Today or yesterday".
Has your search engine use changed in the last year?
Down29.1%
About the same40.7%
Up30.2%
40.7% answered "About the same".
When AI gives you an answer, what do you do next?
Take it and move on32.6%
Read the sources it lists26.7%
Open at least one source19.8%
Search separately to check20.9%
32.6% answered "Take it and move on".
What do you still use a search engine for?
Local places and opening hours31.4%
Shopping and prices25.6%
News18.6%
Official or government information17.4%
I no longer use a search engine7%
31.4% answered "Local places and opening hours".
Has AI ever given you an answer that turned out to be wrong?
Yes, and I acted on it30.2%
Yes, but I caught it in time30.2%
Yes, but it did not matter16.3%
Not that I know of23.3%
30.2% answered "Yes, and I acted on it".
* 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.
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