DuckDuckGo is riding a fresh wave of user interest after Google’s AI-heavy search overhaul demoed at Google I/O. Here’s the latest data on the search engine’s recent success, which is especially strong among iPhone users.
Last week we reported that DuckDuckGo installs on iPhone spiked after Google’s AI search announcements at Google I/O.
Now today, the latest updates from the search provider prove that wasn’t a fluke, as DuckDuckGo just experienced its highest single-day search traffic ever.
Here are the latest updates, as shared with 9to5Mac by DuckDuckGo’s team:
DuckDuckGo isn’t anti-AI, but the search provider does offer a more traditional search experience than Google is pivoting to with its AI-heavy revamp.
Additionally, DuckDuckGo lets you disable all AI features by using noai.duckduckgo.com. With Google, that option doesn’t exist.
I’ve long used DuckDuckGo as my default search engine in Safari across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. So it’s good to see the company find a new level of success, sparked inadvertently by AI.
Who’s your go-to search provider, and why? Let us know in the comments.
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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.
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