Nick Fox(@thefox):It’s been just one year since we launched AI Mode in Google Search and the momentum has been incredible: 1B+ monthly active users and queries doubling every quarter! But what’s even more incredible is seeing how user behavior is changing: + Beyond simple questions → 3X avg search query length compared to a traditional query + Beyond keywords → Planning queries (like weekend plans) are growing 80% faster + Beyond text → 1 in 6 searches are now multimodal, with image queries growing 40% MoM + Beyond quick q’s → Top first words in AI Mode queries: 1) what, 2) how, 3) I, 4) is, 5) can More insights here:

2026.05.21 19:14

It’s been just one year since we launched AI Mode in Google Search and the momentum has been incredible: 1B+ monthly active users and queries doubling every quarter! But what’s even more incredible is seeing how user behavior is changing: + Beyond simple questions → 3X avg search query length compared to a traditional query + Beyond keywords → Planning queries (like weekend plans) are growing 80% faster + Beyond text → 1 in 6 searches are now multimodal, with image queries growing 40% MoM + Beyond quick q’s → Top first words in AI Mode queries: 1) what, 2) how, 3) I, 4) is, 5) can More insights here: