Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
DuckDuckGo's app installs surged 30% and its AI-free search page traffic tripled in the week after Google's I/O 2026 announcement that AI agents would replace the traditional search box. While the backlash has drawn attention to real harms — publishers report traffic declines of 33% to 58% from AI Overviews, and zero-click searches now account for 69% of Google queries — DuckDuckGo still holds less than 1% of global search market share, raising questions about whether the migration represents a genuine consumer shift or a vocal minority protest.