B
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46%
46% -- share using google as primary search starting point for 18-24-year-olds (2026)
Google remains the primary starting point for 46% of 18–24-year-olds.
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46%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
bemysocial.com
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Tier C
https://bemysocial.com/search-habits-by-generation-google-vs-tiktok-more/ ↗
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Search Habits by Generation: Google vs TikTok & More
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bemysocial.com
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18-24-year-olds: 46% share using google as primary search starting point. Source: bemysocial.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-starting-point-18-24
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