Last time you needed to look something up, where did you go first?
AI assistant49.1%
Search engine, then AI as well21.1%
A search engine17.5%
Social media or video12.3%
49.1% of 57 respondents answered "AI assistant".
AI in search
How many people ask AI instead of Googling in Saudi Arabia?
Statistics from 57 accepted quiz answers. Updated September 2026. How these statistics work
Where everyone lands
Low12.3%
Medium31.6%
High56.1%
Question by question
When you need to look something up, how often do you start with AI?
Always43.9%
Usually28.1%
Sometimes17.5%
Rarely7%
Never3.5%
43.9% of 57 respondents answered "Always".
How far has AI gone in replacing search for you?
Almost everything, including news and shopping49.1%
Explanations and how to questions22.8%
Writing and summarising only14%
Not at all14%
49.1% of 57 respondents answered "Almost everything, including news and shopping".
When did you last click a website from search results?
I cannot remember26.3%
More than a week ago14%
A few days ago15.8%
Today or yesterday43.9%
43.9% of 57 respondents answered "Today or yesterday".
Has your search engine use changed in the last year?
Down38.6%
About the same35.1%
Up26.3%
38.6% of 57 respondents answered "Down".
When AI gives you an answer, what do you do next?
Take it and move on33.3%
Read the sources it lists21.1%
Open at least one source22.8%
Search separately to check22.8%
33.3% of 57 respondents answered "Take it and move on".
What do you still use a search engine for?
Local places and opening hours35.1%
Shopping and prices26.3%
News15.8%
Official or government information14%
I no longer use a search engine8.8%
35.1% of 57 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 it29.8%
Yes, but I caught it in time31.6%
Yes, but it did not matter15.8%
Not that I know of22.8%
31.6% of 57 respondents 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.