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17%
17% -- result bounce rate for Google users (2026)
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17%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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95
Source Trust
90
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20
Independence
70
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (3)
Backlinko
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Tier A
https://backlinko.com/google-user-behavior ↗
Source Article
How People Use Google Search (New User Behavior Study)
Written by Brian Dean
We analyzed 1,801 Google user behavior sessions to better understand how people interact with modern Google SERPs.
Specifically, we investigated:
- How many people click on ads vs organic results
- Percentage of clicks that…
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Backlinko
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Based on a study of 1,801 Google user behavior sessions.
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Google users: 17% result bounce rate. Source: Backlinko (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-user-behavior-5
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