Google Says Search Hit All-Time Usage High During World Cup
Nick Fox said Search hit its highest usage ever, with queries surging right after Argentina’s winning goal and top searches centered on Messi.
- On Tuesday, July 7, Alphabet-owned Google Search reached its highest usage in history during the World Cup knockout match between Argentina and Egypt.
- Argentina mounted a late comeback, overcoming a 0-2 deficit to defeat Egypt 3-2 behind a stoppage-time winning header from Enzo Fern.
- Globally, users searched for "argentina vs egypt" and "how many world cup goals does messi have," as Google reported the most queries per second in its history.
- Nick Fox, Senior Vice President of Knowledge & Information, did not define how "usage" is counted or whether the metric excludes automated bot traffic.
- As Google maintains 90% of the search market, industry discussions continue about whether AI answers are changing how users search following recent growth.
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World Cup drives Google Search to a record busiest second
Google Search recorded its highest usage ever this week, driven by a World Cup goal. The company says the most queries per second in Search’s near-28-year history landed right after Argentina’s winning goal, a spokesperson told CNBC. The spike followed Argentina’s comeback victory over Egypt in the knockout rounds on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi at the […] This story continues at The Next Web
Argentina's Win Was a Big Moment for Google, Too
Google just notched a World Cup win of its own. Alphabet says Google Search hit its highest usage ever during Tuesday's knockout-round thriller, when Argentina stormed back from a 0-2 deficit to win 3-2 against Egypt. "Google Search broke all prior usage records ... right after Argentina scored their winning goal,...
It was reported by the company's senior vice president of Knowledge and Information, Nick Fox."Google Search broke all previous usage records," he said and assured that the World Cup generates a "global emotion" rarely seen.
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