Google Searches Down 50% but Revenue Rises
firstadopter · x · 2026-08-21
Citing Vivek Goyal's personal observation: Google search volume dropped 50% since ChatGPT launched, yet Search revenue still compounded 15%+. The insight suggests LLMs mostly took non-monetizable queries first, but commercial queries may leave with the rise of personal agents.
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