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20.2%

20.2% -- search market share for Bing (2021-12)

2021-12  · Microsoft

In December 2021, 20.2% of all searches in the United Kingdom were carried out via Bing.

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20.2%
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2021-12
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Bing
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UK search engine market share data cited in agency blog

Methodology documented
Period Value Change
2009 6.5%
2009 10% +53.8%
2009-09 3.25% -67.5%
2010 11% +238.5%
2010-07 13.6% +23.6%
2010-09 11.2% -17.6%
2011 27% +141.1%
2011-03 17.5% -35.2%
2012 18% +2.9%
2012-04 14% -22.2%
2012-10 4.71% -66.4%
2013 25% +430.8%
2013-07 17.9% -28.4%
2015 19% +6.1%
2017 30% +57.9%
2020-09 2.83% -90.6%
2021 20% +606.7%
2021-12 (current) 20.2% +1.0%
2022 6.5% -67.8%
2023 3.4% -47.7%
2023-01 8.85% +160.3%
2023-03 6% -32.2%
2024-06 4.2% -30.0%
2024-10 1.97% -53.1%
2024-11 30.29% +1437.6%
2025 3.8% -87.5%
2025-04 8.24% +116.8%
2026 7% -15.0%
2026 4.03% -42.4%
2026 4% -0.7%
Q1 FY2012 27% +575.0%
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Bing: 20.2% search market share. Source: Microsoft (2021-12). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/bing-uk-search-share-dec-2021
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