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Jowi Morales

Musk asserts AI will make search redundant in comment on Google Search share dipping below 90%

Elon Musk.

Google Search’s market share fell below 90% in late 2024, happening for the first time in almost a decade. According to StatCounter, the search giant’s share first dropped in the last quarter of 2024, when it hit 89.34%. The company was able to briefly recover to 90.15% in February 2025, then fell back down to 89.71% the following month and has yet to recover.

International Blockchain Consulting Group founder Mario Nawfal first shared this info on his X (formerly Twitter) account, saying, “Why dig through link farms when you can just Grok it and get straight to the point?” Elon Musk then reposted this, adding the caption, “AI will obviate search @grok”.

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