Why more and more people replace Google Search with Chatgpt and other artificial intelligence applications

In recent months, more and more people are choosing to look for Chatgpt, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity, instead of going to the classic Google, which seemed “unwavering”. It would be exaggerated to say that Google is in crisis, but why do people get more and more asking to ask AIs?

In 2025, data from some analysis companies such as similarweb and Statcounter showed a slight drop in Google search, especially on the desktop.

A high -ranking head from Apple said at the beginning of May, quoted by Wall Street Journal, that the number of Google searches made through the Safari browser has decreased in the last two months. “This has not happened in over 20 years,” said Eddie Cue, vice president of the Apple Services Division. He attributed this decrease to the rapid growth of the use of generative artificial intelligence services, such as Chatgpt and Perplexity.

Google has a 90% quota on online searches, while in March 2023 it had 93%, according to Statcounter data. In addition, Google has launched its own chatbot, bard, which then renamed gems, integrated into many applications, also developed and launched services on the subscription. Google has recently announced a suite of changes in gems and integrates generatively into many of its applications.

Statcounter publishes and data on the market share for the World Chatbotes, and in April 2025, Chatgpt had 84% of the market, perplexity 12%, 2.3% and Deepseek, below 1%. Data for Europe indicate a 90% quota for chatgpt and 6.5% for perplexity.

Why do many people replace google searches with various applications?

It is simpler and faster to get a direct answer to the question, instead of “leafing” virtually through a lot of links. If the question is more complicated, it can last until you find something useful in Google links, while on chats you get an instant response. The risk is that the answer may not be correct or useful.

It matters a lot and the fact that in chatbotes everything is a discussion, fluid conversations, friendly to which you can ask “tracking” questions, to get clarifications. It matters a lot and the fact that Chatgpt and other applications of this kind can take into account the previous questions and provide answers adapted to the context already discussed.

Many young people, so accustomed to the uninterrupted flow of short clips on Tiktok or with YouTube “shorts”, no longer have the patience to search through many Google Search links and prefer the faster chatbot.

The basic advice is to check from safe sources the answers offered by the chats and not to rely “blind” them. Overall, it is good to ask questions as clear and detailed as possible, because the agent you have “invent” to a greater extent, if you ask for a short answer.

Chatbotii AI are not as useful as they seem, warned in May, one of the Instagram founders.

What does Chatgpt say if you ask him about this trend:

“People are not just looking for information, but solutions, ideas and clarity. Chatbotes like Chatgpt offers a” intelligent assistant “experience that corresponds to these modern needs, while Google remains more efficient for factual search, location, shopping or detailed exploration of sources.”

Chatgpt also says, if you ask about Google: “Google is not in danger of disappearance. It is still an absolute leader in the global search area, especially for current, commercial or location information.”

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