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30% -- projected share of search queries handled by ai for Global search queries (2026)
Gartner projects that by 2026, 30% of all search queries will be handled by AI assistants.
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30%
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2026
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Gartner
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https://whiteship.ai/blog/why-66-percent-users-choose-ai-over-google-search ↗
Source Article
Why 66% of Users Choose AI Over Google for Search
Why 66% of Users Choose AI Over Google Search
The search landscape is experiencing its most dramatic transformation since Google’s inception. With 66% of LLM users now preferring AI chatbots over traditional search engines, we’re witnessing a fundamental shift in how people find and consume informat…
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Global search queries: 30% projected share of search queries handled by ai. Source: Gartner (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gartner-ai-search-queries-30-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gartner-ai-search-queries-30-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>30%</strong> -- projected share of search queries handled by ai for Global search queries<br><small>Source: Gartner (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gartner-ai-search-queries-30-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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