Bing Reaches 1 Billion Monthly Users as Google AI Search Backlash Drives Switches
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Updated · Windows Central · May 27
Bing Reaches 1 Billion Monthly Users as Google AI Search Backlash Drives Switches
6 articles · Updated · Windows Central · May 27
Microsoft said Bing has reached 1 billion monthly active users, a milestone it disclosed during its Q3 FY2026 earnings call.
The company says the figure reflects intentional Bing use—web searches and engagement with result links—rather than incidental Start menu queries.
The report ties that growth to mounting frustration with Google’s AI-first search, which users say has produced broken queries, unreliable summaries and harmful misinformation.
Bing remains far behind Google despite the gain: the report cites Bing at about 5% search share versus Google near 90%, with Google estimating 2.5 billion monthly AI search users.
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