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25% -- relative likelihood of using google for search for Gen Z vs Gen X (2025)
Gen Z is 25% less likely than Gen X to use Google for searches.
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25%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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2,000
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60
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Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Forbes Advisor / Talker Research
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https://www.davidarkinconsulting.com/social-media-search-optimization-2025/ ↗
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Why search matters on social media
I know I have spent a lot of time talking about the importance of Google and SEO but in 2025 you should be shifting some of that attention to search on social media.
Why? Because it’s exploding, especially with younger generations who are increasingly favoring social media over traditional search en…
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Forbes Advisor / Talker Research
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Survey of 2,000 Americans by Forbes Advisor and Talker Research
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Gen Z vs Gen X: 25% relative likelihood of using google for search. Source: Forbes Advisor / Talker Research (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gen-z-google-search-less-likely-than-gen-x
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gen-z-google-search-less-likely-than-gen-x" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>25%</strong> -- relative likelihood of using google for search for Gen Z vs Gen X<br><small>Source: Forbes Advisor / Talker Research (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gen-z-google-search-less-likely-than-gen-x" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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