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[Data] 1 in 3 Ask Google for Life Advice, Existential Questions
Americans turn to Google for just about everything. With 96% of Americans using Google to answer questions regularly, a search history can reveal someone’s deepest, darkest secrets, and the questions they don’t want to don’t want to ask anyone else.
A new nationwide survey finds that 1 in 3 Americans have asked Google an existential question about life.
Top Googled questions in the US: why is the sky blue, what do dreams mean, what is the meaning of life
Average number of questions people ask Google per day: 10
1 in 5 say they couldn’t go a day without consulting Google
Not everyone loves turning to the search engine… 1 in 10 say they do not think it is morally acceptable to ask Google for advice.
The full report also shows the most Googled question in each state and the number of people who say they trust Google’s advice more than family and friends.
