DuckDuckGo is reporting a sustained surge in US installs following Google I/O 2025, where Google announced further AI integration into Search. US app installs rose 18.1% over six days, peaking at 30.5% on May 25th, with iPhone installs up 33% week-over-week. Visits to DuckDuckGo's AI-free search page grew 22.7%. DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg attributed the spike to user frustration with Google's mandatory AI features, noting DuckDuckGo offers optional AI that can be fully disabled.
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The alternative search engine also offers AI features (but at least they can be turned off)Sort: