Market share held by the leading search engines in Norway 2020

With more than 95 percent of the market share, Google was without a doubt the leader among search engines in Norway, as of October 2020. Google was followed by bing and Yahoo!, which accounted for market shares of roughly three percent and one percent respectively. The figures were similar for desktop search engines in the country. Google’s growth can be seen in the company’s revenue figures over the years, with a dramatical increase from 0.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2002, to over 160 billion U.S. dollars in 2019.

What were Norwegians "googling"?

Google offers limitless information online, but the most commonly entered search term by Norwegians in 2020 was “Oslo”. “VG”, abbreviated from “Verdens Gang”, or “The course of the World” was the leading online newspaper in Norway and ranked second.

Google search engine worldwide

  Google has been the global leader among search engines for the past decade. Despite a slight decrease in its market share, the figures have been relatively stable throughout the observed period. As of July 2020, Google accounted for over 86 percent of the global search engine market.