DuckDuckGo Users Surge After Google's AI Search Updates

DuckDuckGo sees app installs up 30 percent and 'No AI' page visits tripled after Google's AI search updates. The company launched browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox to set AI-free search as default. DuckDuckGo's global market share is 0.7 percent, versus Google's 90.1 percent. Users are drawn to its AI-free search as a response to Google's mandatory AI integration. The AI updates at Google I/O allow longer questions and more detailed answers but lack opt-out options.