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what search engines do you use

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This thread began in 2005 with asking a simple question; early replies from , , and pointed to the familiar big engines and a few niche tools. That snapshot was accurate for the time — the useful addition now is how the landscape and the rules that matter for visibility have evolved since then.

A handful of general-purpose engines handle the vast majority of queries today: Google still dominates (≈90% global share as of January 2026). (gs.statcounter.com) Many portals’ organic results are now served by Microsoft’s backend (Yahoo’s organic results are a long-standing example). (searchengineland.com) Some legacy utilities mentioned earlier (for example, the Alexa site‑rank service) were retired — Alexa.com was discontinued on May 1, 2022. (techspot.com)

Search behavior has fragmented: vertical engines (video, shopping, app stores, academic) and privacy-focused options occupy clear niches, while AI‑assisted, conversational interfaces (the new Bing/Edge AI experience is a widely cited example) increasingly deliver synthesized answers instead of only classic result lists. (blogs.microsoft.com)

Practical takeaways for visibility: optimize where the audience is, and follow the dominant engine’s guidance. Google moved to mobile‑first indexing (transition completed Oct 31, 2023) and Page Experience / Core Web Vitals are formal ranking considerations — prioritize responsive parity, fast LCP, low INP and stable CLS, and verify results with Search Console and PageSpeed Insights. (developers.google.com)

Notes: regional markets and device splits matter (local engines matter more in some countries), and search features continue to shift quickly — treat market‑share snapshots as dated and validate them before making long-term decisions.

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Member Avatar for Growonweb

Your question has a very wide specturm though. Mostly used SE's are Google, Yahoo & MSN.

Growonweb

Member Avatar for techniner

haha what an odd post..

But anyways..

google is #1 and will remain that way so long as it is not sold to anyone...

Member Avatar for bobby9101

yes i know. i was talking about which small ones you use

Member Avatar for techniner

AHH Ok... in that case I would have to say..

goclick.com


they had decent PPC program I used to use then I decided to actually use them for searching and its not bad.

I also use alexa for searching as well but that is FAR from small..

Member Avatar for g0rb4ch3v

I doubt google will be "sold to someone" since it is a public company. is my favorite meta search engine.

Member Avatar for obiztek

Google , MSN & Yahoo are the mother of all & cover most of the content.Many other search engines are derivatives of these

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