Google AI Overview Hits 1 Billion Users Monthly in 100+ Countries, Holds 90% Market Share—EU Access Still Pending

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[{"selector":"#anim-7d025a38-14b7-4177-8b80-e1b4ff1c79f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-98.91305%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-11c9a864-d393-4f7d-ad21-d57ff9cb8e4b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29c15ded-4508-488a-a415-818289b19257","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32a222e4-090e-454d-b656-36232ede03ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3379e7e9-6123-4559-966b-3ec68a81f53e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: Free Malaysia Today (CC BY 4.0 ) Photo Source: Free Malaysia Today (CC BY 4.0 ) Google's AI Overviews, the new search engine feature launched in May 2024, has rapidly gained global adoption by providing AI-generated summaries of search results with organized information.

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Google AI Overview Hits 1 Billion Users Monthly in 100+ Countries, Holds 90% Market Share—EU Access Still Pending

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