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Google Search

Also known as www.google.com, Google, Google Web Search, Google search engine, Google homepage, goo.gle, BackRub, google.com

Google Search is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search for information on the Web by entering keywords or phrases. Google Search uses algorithms to analyze and rank websites based on their relevance to the search query. Google Search is the most-visited website in the world. As of 2025, Google Search has a 90% share of the global search engine market. Approximately 24.1% of Google's monthly global traffic comes from the United States, 5.6% from India, 5.5% from Japan, 4.8% from Brazil, and 3.7% from the United Kingdom according to data provided by Similarweb. The same source reports that 58% of users are male and 42% are female.

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Google Search is a tool operated by Google that lets people find information on the internet by typing in keywords or phrases, with the site using algorithms to rank results by relevance to what you're looking for. It's the world's most-visited website and dominates the search engine market with a 90% global share, making it the primary way most people discover information online.

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Google Search (also known simply as Google or google.com) is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search or ask for information by entering keywords or phrases on a website page or in an installed application program. Google Search uses algorithms to analyze and rank websites based on their relevance to the query and uses generative artificial intelligence to respond to queries with non-search responses. Google Search is the most-visited website in the world. As of 2025, Google Search has a 90% share of the global search engine market. Approximately 24.1% of Google's monthly global traffic comes from the United States, 5.6% from India, 5.5% from Japan, 4.8% from Brazil, and 3.7% from the United Kingdom according to data provided by Similarweb. The same source reports that 58% of users are male and 42% are female.

At the top of the presented search results is often a "Sponsored result" section reflecting results sponsored by advertising revenue. Many search results are also prefixed by an "AI Overviews" response to the search query.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Google Search” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.