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Yahoo vs Google? which is the best?

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Asking which engine is "best" is less useful than asking where your audience actually searches. For reach, Google clearly wins: it holds around 90% of global search market share, so most SEOs prioritize it first, which backs up 's point StatCounter GlobalStats. But there is still meaningful traffic outside Google, so is right that debating the brand is time wasted compared to doing the fundamentals well.

You do not optimize for a logo; you optimize for search basics that both engines reward. Start with the official playbooks: Google Search Essentials and Bing Webmaster Guidelines. Nail intent-matching content, crawlability, internal links, and structured data. Two quick technical must-haves are a clean robots file and an XML sitemap:

User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Practical next steps you can do today:

  • Verify your site in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Submit your XML sitemap in both.
  • Use the URL inspection tools to fix indexing issues and prioritize pages with clear search intent.
  • Add structured data for your key content types to improve eligibility for rich results (see Google’s guidance in Search Central).
  • Track conversions, not just clicks. Test and compare performance by engine; sometimes smaller engines convert better in specific niches or regions.

If you follow the docs above and measure outcomes, you will cover both Google and non-Google traffic without getting stuck in the "which is best" loop.

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Member Avatar for canadafred

Stop wasting time. Nice signature.

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This question is always asked in different forums. I'm sure lot of people here will answer "google".

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