Search is playing an increasingly important role in our lives. Much of the world’s knowledge is now on the internet and search is the technology that unlocks that content, making it accessible with the stroke of a few keys. Here are a few data points about the growing volume of search queries and internet content.
- Google handles about 63,000 searches per second (Source)
- In 2016, Google handled 2 trillion searches, up nearly 70% from the year before (Source)
- Researchers estimate that there are about 1 billion websites and 4.66 billion web pages (Source)
- There was about 81.8 million WordPress blog posts published last month, a 27% increase from the previous year. (Source)
As the amount of information on the internet continues to grow, search researchers and companies will continue to innovate, leveraging technologies like AI to make search even more intuitive and relevant.
Swiftype Search Quiz: Top scorers get a t-shirt
At Swiftype, we like to think we know a thing or two about search, so we created a Search History and Technology Quiz. From the name of the first search engine to some of the key search algorithms, this quiz is a chance to test out your search knowledge.
How much do you know about search? Take the quiz here.
If you score in the top 10 percentile on the quiz, we will send you a free Swiftype t-shirt.
*Limit to one entry per participant during the contest period. Contest ends on Oct 31, 2017. Winners will be notified by email.