Last time you needed to look something up, where did you go first?
AI assistant14.3%
Search engine, then AI as well12.5%
A search engine55.4%
Social media or video17.9%
55.4% answered "A search engine".
How many people ask AI instead of Googling in USA?
Statistics from 112 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 "A search engine", chosen by 55.4% of 112 people in USA.
Where everyone lands
Low44.6%
Medium37.5%
High17.9%
44.6% of 112 people in USA scored low on the Sarahah AI in search quiz.
Question by question
When you need to look something up, how often do you start with AI?
Always10.7%
Usually16.1%
Sometimes21.4%
Rarely22.3%
Never29.5%
29.5% answered "Never".
How far has AI gone in replacing search for you?
Almost everything, including news and shopping18.8%
Explanations and how to questions25.9%
Writing and summarising only14.3%
Not at all41.1%
41.1% answered "Not at all".
When did you last click a website from search results?
I cannot remember25%
More than a week ago11.6%
A few days ago17.9%
Today or yesterday45.5%
45.5% answered "Today or yesterday".
Has your search engine use changed in the last year?
Down12.5%
About the same67.9%
Up19.6%
67.9% answered "About the same".
When AI gives you an answer, what do you do next?
Take it and move on25.9%
Read the sources it lists22.3%
Open at least one source16.1%
Search separately to check35.7%
35.7% answered "Search separately to check".
What do you still use a search engine for?
Local places and opening hours43.8%
Shopping and prices19.6%
News21.4%
Official or government information8%
I no longer use a search engine7.1%
43.8% answered "Local places and opening hours".
Has AI ever given you an answer that turned out to be wrong?
Yes, and I acted on it30.4%
Yes, but I caught it in time18.8%
Yes, but it did not matter12.5%
Not that I know of38.4%
38.4% answered "Not that I know of".
* 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.
Statistics by country
Only countries with at least 50 eligible answers of their own appear here.