68% of Google searches now end without a single click
SparkToro's clickstream data for early 2026: two in three US searches never leave Google.
SparkToro, using Similarweb clickstream panels, found that 68.01% of US Google searches between January and April 2026 ended without a click to any website. In 2024 the figure was 60.45%. A separate randomised experiment with 1,065 US participants found organic clicks fell 38% when an AI Overview appeared.
The authors note the studies use different providers and methods, so year-on-year comparisons are indicative rather than exact.
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