DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search
2026-05-26 · TechCrunch
Google went full AI brain at I/O 2026, replacing actual search results with AI agents nobody asked for. Users responded by fleeing to DuckDuckGo, whose installs jumped 30%. Turns out people preferred finding information over being force-fed an AI middleman.