Google has long been recognized as the world’s largest and most widely used search engine. As of January 2025, it commands an impressive 89.79% share of the global search engine market.
This dominance translates to billions of searches conducted daily, solidifying Google’s position as the primary gateway to information on the internet.
In June 2000, Google announced its status as the world’s largest search engine, indexing over one billion URLs and providing access to 560 million full-text indexed web pages.
This milestone marked a significant expansion in the accessibility of online information.
However, Google’s market dominance has not been without controversy. In August 2024, a U.S. federal judge ruled that Google violated monopoly laws by leveraging its dominant position in online searches to exclude competitors. This ruling highlighted concerns over Google’s practices of securing default search engine status on various platforms, thereby maintaining its substantial market share.
Despite these challenges, Google remains the largest and most influential search engine globally, continually shaping how users access and interact with information on the internet.
