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DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode

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DuckDuckGo’s install numbers have risen sharply, climbing roughly thirty percent as users turn away from Google’s AI-enhanced Search. The increase follows Google’s rollout of additional AI features and statements that people favor the new AI mode, which coincided with a twenty-eight percent boost in DuckDuckGo’s search visits.
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