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DuckDuckGo saw a spike in installs and traffic following Google I/O 2026.
DuckDuckGo saw U.S. installs rise an average of 18.1% after Google I/O 2026.
KEY POINTS
- DuckDuckGo's iOS installs peaked at nearly 70% growth on May 25 following Google's AI announcements.
- Visits to DuckDuckGo's no-AI search version rose an average of 22.7% week-over-week post-Google I/O.
- U.S. growth far outpaced international rates, linking user switch to Google’s U.S.-centric AI rollout.
- DuckDuckGo attributes user migration to giving users AI opt-out choices, unlike Google’s forced AI use.
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