This statistic shows the market share of leading mobile internet search engines in the United States. In July 2018, Google accounted for 92.2 percent of the mobile search market in the United States. With 56 percent reach among mobile audiences, Google Search is also one of the most popular mobile apps in the United States. Google is also the most popular mobile app publisher in the United States, based on downloads alone.
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U.S. market share of mobile search engines 2012-2018
Market share of selected leading mobile search providers in the United States from October 2012 to July 2018
This statistic shows the market share of leading mobile internet search engines in the United States. In July 2018, Google accounted for 92.2 percent of the mobile search market in the United States. With 56 percent reach among mobile audiences, Google Search is also one of the most popular mobile apps in the United States. Google is also the most popular mobile app publisher in the United States, based on downloads alone.
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| Yahoo! | bing | DuckDuckGo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct '12 | 89.34% | 6.9% | 3.37% | 0% |
| Jan '13 | 86.66% | 8.74% | 4.14% | 0% |
| Apr '13 | 83.31% | 10.25% | 6.03% | 0% |
| Jul '13 | 79.67% | 11.91% | 7.87% | 0.03% |
| Oct '13 | 86.46% | 7.87% | 5.22% | 0.02% |
| Jan '14 | 87.3% | 7.14% | 5.2% | 0.02% |
| Apr '14 | 86.42% | 8.2% | 4.98% | 0.08% |
| Jul '14 | 83.27% | 10.17% | 6.13% | 0.08% |
| Oct '14 | 82.91% | 10.86% | 5.69% | 0.17% |
| Jan '15 | 84.24% | 9.61% | 5.55% | 0.2% |
| Apr '15 | 85.18% | 8.96% | 5.22% | 0.25% |
| Jul '15 | 87.1% | 7.66% | 4.67% | 0.28% |
| Oct '15 | 89.18% | 6.31% | 3.99% | 0.28% |
| Jan '16 | 90.16% | 5.95% | 3.37% | 0.28% |
| Apr '16 | 91.02% | 5.49% | 3.03% | 0.28% |
| Jul '16 | 91.65% | 5.12% | 2.7% | 0.3% |
| Oct '16 | 92.91% | 4.35% | 2.28% | 0.29% |
| Jan '17 | 93.96% | 3.6% | 1.96% | 0.31% |
| Apr '17 | 94.2% | 3.31% | 1.98% | 0.34% |
| Jul '17 | 94.15% | 3.35% | 1.94% | 0.41% |
| Oct '17 | 94.4% | 2.95% | 1.94% | 0.57% |
| Jan '18 | 94.87% | 2.43% | 1.99% | 0.58% |
| Apr '18 | 93.5% | 2.99% | 2.69% | 0.67% |
| Jul '18 | 92.23% | 4.46% | 2.56% | 0.63% |
| Yahoo! | bing | DuckDuckGo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct '12 | 89.34% | 6.9% | 3.37% | 0% |
| Jan '13 | 86.66% | 8.74% | 4.14% | 0% |
| Apr '13 | 83.31% | 10.25% | 6.03% | 0% |
| Jul '13 | 79.67% | 11.91% | 7.87% | 0.03% |
| Oct '13 | 86.46% | 7.87% | 5.22% | 0.02% |
| Jan '14 | 87.3% | 7.14% | 5.2% | 0.02% |
| Apr '14 | 86.42% | 8.2% | 4.98% | 0.08% |
| Jul '14 | 83.27% | 10.17% | 6.13% | 0.08% |
| Oct '14 | 82.91% | 10.86% | 5.69% | 0.17% |
| Jan '15 | 84.24% | 9.61% | 5.55% | 0.2% |
| Apr '15 | 85.18% | 8.96% | 5.22% | 0.25% |
| Jul '15 | 87.1% | 7.66% | 4.67% | 0.28% |
| Oct '15 | 89.18% | 6.31% | 3.99% | 0.28% |
| Jan '16 | 90.16% | 5.95% | 3.37% | 0.28% |
| Apr '16 | 91.02% | 5.49% | 3.03% | 0.28% |
| Jul '16 | 91.65% | 5.12% | 2.7% | 0.3% |
| Oct '16 | 92.91% | 4.35% | 2.28% | 0.29% |
| Jan '17 | 93.96% | 3.6% | 1.96% | 0.31% |
| Apr '17 | 94.2% | 3.31% | 1.98% | 0.34% |
| Jul '17 | 94.15% | 3.35% | 1.94% | 0.41% |
| Oct '17 | 94.4% | 2.95% | 1.94% | 0.57% |
| Jan '18 | 94.87% | 2.43% | 1.99% | 0.58% |
| Apr '18 | 93.5% | 2.99% | 2.69% | 0.67% |
| Jul '18 | 92.23% | 4.46% | 2.56% | 0.63% |
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This statistic shows the market share of leading mobile internet search engines in the United States. In July 2018, Google accounted for 92.2 percent of the mobile search market in the United States. With 56 percent reach among mobile audiences, Google Search is also one of the most popular mobile apps in the United States. Google is also the most popular mobile app publisher in the United States, based on downloads alone.
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- October 2012 to July 2018
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