Google says AI Overviews are boosting searches — and ad load is rising too
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-07-23
Google says AI Overviews and AI Mode are increasing search queries and engagement, and the company is adding more ads to those experiences.
A reply to the post adds that Google Search still sped up this year, growing 17% versus 12% last year, with Search alone adding about $9B and margin expanding to 41.8%. The takeaway: search is still the cash engine funding Google’s AI buildout.
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