Google Cracks 8 Million Pages

Earlier this evening Google posted an update to their homepage stating they now index 8,058,044,651 pages, check out the details on the homepage or follow this link. Couple that with today update of the Adwords program and the introduction of Adwords Professional Program and Certification, and I’d say it looks like they are trying to steal some thunder from MSN launching there new search engine (MSN Search Engine Goes Live).

For those of you who want to know how things currently break down, check out this recent article from business Week

The search kingpin [Google] handled 49% of U.S. Internet searches in October, up from 41% in March, according to the Internet analytics firm WebSideStory.

Microsoft could find the going even tougher. At the moment, it licenses search technology from competitor Yahoo and handles 14% of U.S. searches, according to WebSideStory. That puts it a distant third behind Google and Yahoo, which owns 24% of the market. Some analysts, such as Morgan Stanley’s Mary Meeker, have downplayed Microsoft’s threat to Google and Yahoo, saying the Redmond (Wash.) software giant would have to be significantly better to steal away entrenched users.

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Fasten your seat belts kids this is starting to look like it’s going to be a good fight….

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4 Responses to “Google Cracks 8 Million Pages”

1. thuringwethil2004 Says:
   November 11th, 2004 at 7:11 am

   Oh, I love a good figth. Of course as much as i hate msn and love google….

   I trust your blog will keep us updated w/ any relevant information.

2. Anonymous Says:
   November 11th, 2004 at 10:37 am

   How about loving a good spell checker?

3. Creative Says:
   October 22nd, 2007 at 2:20 pm

   Been searching for more stats on this, specifically what the current total number of indexed pages.

   Anyone?

4. John Says:
   October 22nd, 2007 at 8:19 pm

   You meant to say 8 Billion right?