Last time you needed to look something up, where did you go first?
AI assistant15.1%
Search engine, then AI as well7.5%
A search engine56.6%
Social media or video20.8%
56.6% of 53 respondents answered "A search engine".
AI in search
How many people ask AI instead of Googling in USA?
Statistics from 53 accepted quiz answers. Updated August 2026. How these statistics work
Where everyone lands
Low41.5%
Medium37.7%
High20.8%
Question by question
When you need to look something up, how often do you start with AI?
Always11.3%
Usually15.1%
Sometimes30.2%
Rarely18.9%
Never24.5%
30.2% of 53 respondents answered "Sometimes".
How far has AI gone in replacing search for you?
Almost everything, including news and shopping17%
Explanations and how to questions34%
Writing and summarising only13.2%
Not at all35.8%
35.8% of 53 respondents answered "Not at all".
When did you last click a website from search results?
I cannot remember28.3%
More than a week ago11.3%
A few days ago11.3%
Today or yesterday49.1%
49.1% of 53 respondents answered "Today or yesterday".
Has your search engine use changed in the last year?
Down17%
About the same69.8%
Up13.2%
69.8% of 53 respondents answered "About the same".
When AI gives you an answer, what do you do next?
Take it and move on24.5%
Read the sources it lists30.2%
Open at least one source9.4%
Search separately to check35.8%
35.8% of 53 respondents answered "Search separately to check".
What do you still use a search engine for?
Local places and opening hours49.1%
Shopping and prices15.1%
News24.5%
Official or government information5.7%
I no longer use a search engine5.7%
49.1% of 53 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 it32.1%
Yes, but I caught it in time17%
Yes, but it did not matter15.1%
Not that I know of35.8%
35.8% of 53 respondents answered "Not that I know of".
Everyone here chose to take the quiz, and no answers are weighted to match a real population.