Google is a name that comes to everyone’s mind when searching for anything on the internet. Being the most popular search engine, Google also provides many other services. Google has given us Maps, YouTube, Chrome, and much more. Undoubtedly Google is the pioneer in search engines and the internet. However, there are many other companies rising each year and giving tough competition to Google.
A competitor of Google is something we would talk about in this article.
As Google provides many services, it has competitors in many services too. We would like to highlight and cover the competitors in all major services that Google provides.
Major Services Provided by Google
- Search Engine
- Video Sharing
- Web Browser
- Cloud Services
Let us see the competitors of Google in each of the above services.
Competitors Of Google - Search Engine
Google is the most widely used search engine across the globe. It is synonymous with searching for anything on the internet. Whenever you want to search for anything, you just say – Google It!
Here are some competitors to Google as a search engine
1. Bing
Bing is the second most used search engine in the world. It comes next to Google even though it has a share just of 3.03% as of 2023. It is owned by Microsoft. Microsoft released three search engines: MSN Search, Windows Live Search, and Live Search. Bing is the latest search engine released by Microsoft that is continued till now.
2. Yahoo
The third most used search engine is Yahoo! Search. It accounts for a 1.22% share as of 2023. Surprisingly, the data hosting and web crawling were not done by Yahoo! itself. It was done by a third-party company Inktomi and then later by Google till 2004. Since 2009, Yahoo! Search is now powered by Microsoft’s Bing search algorithms to run its searches.
3. Yandex
The fourth most used search engine is Yandex. It accounts for a 0.85% share across the world through its search engine. It is a Russian multination company. It provides many internet-related services of which a search engine is one of them. It primarily serves an audience in Russia and some states of the former Soviet Union.
4. Baidu
Baidu is the fifth most used search engine in the world. It accounts for a share of 0.65% as of 2023. It is owned by Baidu which is a Chinese multination corporation. It provides many internet-related services aside from a Chinese search engine.
5. DuckDuckGo
The last on this list is DuckDuckGo. It accounts for a share of 0.58% as of 2023. The most amazing and unique element of this search engine is that it does not track the activity of its users. All search engines track and maintain a profile of users. However, this search engine doesn’t. It actually is often portrayed as the “anti-Google” search engine.
A Quick Comparison Of All The Search Engine Competitors Of Google
92.9% | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Bing | 3.03% | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yahoo! | 1.22% | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yandex | 0.85% | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Baidu | 0.65% | Yes | Yes | No |
DuckDuckGo | 0.58% | No | Yes | No |
- Google leads the market. It has the monopoly.
- The other search engines are way too below in market share.
- Google has clearly marked its dominance and is tough to compete with.
Competitors Of Google - Video Sharing
Google owns and operates the largest video-sharing platform in the world – YouTube. It is the most used and present in almost country. You can get to see and share videos of any genre. Moreover, YouTube is powered by a good search engine to help users navigate and search for the right video quickly.
Here are some competitors to Google as a video-sharing platform!
1. Vimeo
Vimeo is a video-sharing website in which users can upload, share and view videos. It is similar to YouTube in most aspects. It was the first video-sharing site to support high-definition videos. Surprisingly, Vimeo was founded in November 2004 – one year before YouTube.
It accounts for a market share of 18% as of 2023.
2. Wistia
Wistia is an online platform that offers marketers video marketing tools to host, manage, and track their videos. You can track and analyze your web video viewers by measuring video viewing sessions, location, organization, and even IP addresses. It was founded in 2006 – one year after YouTube.
It accounts for a market share of around 1.5% as of 2023.
3. JWPlayer
JWPlayer is another great video-sharing platform. You can use this video player for your websites and applications. You can embed your videos and run your own content on your website using this player. You do not need a video hosting solution on your own. You can find many digital publishers and news portals using this player to host their content.
It accounts for a market share of around 1% as of 2023.
YouTube | 75% | Yes | Yes for selected videos. ( For others you may use third-party tools) |
Vimeo | 18% | No | Yes for selected videos. ( For others you may use third-party tools) |
Wistia | 1.5% | No | No |
JWPlayer | 1% | No | No |
- YouTube leads the market as a video-sharing platform.
- The other platforms have a huge gap in their market share values.
- Moreover, the other platforms also provide enterprise solutions as they do not rely on advertising for their profits.
Competitors Of Google - Web Browsers
Google Chrome is a widely used web browser for both – desktop and mobile. It is actually a good browser with lots of features and an active developer community. It accounts for about 65% market share as of 2023.
Here are some other browsers that are performing well in the market!
1. Safari
Safari is a great browser providing excellent features and robust security for all its users. This browser was created by Apple. It comes in-built into Apple devices such as macOS, iOS, and iPad. It accounts for about 18% market share as of 2023.
The most amazing feature it provides is the HandOff feature. It lets you continue where you left off when working on a new device.
2. Edge
Microsoft Edge is a proprietary, cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft. It was created as the successor to Internet Explorer (IE). It comes as a default web browser for Microsoft devices. It accounts for around 4% market share as of 2023. Microsoft Edge features a built-in PDF reader along with support for WebAssembly.
3. Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It accounts for around 3% market share as of 2023.
It includes tons of features such as tabbed browsing, full-screen mode, spell checking, incremental search, smart bookmarks, a download manager, private browsing, and many more.
Chrome | 65% | Free |
Safari | 18% | Free |
Edge | 4% | Free |
Firefox | 3% | Free |
- Chrome is the key player with a great market share.
- The other closest competitor would be Safari, by Apple.
- All other browsers roughly constitute the remaining 5%-6% of the market share. They are not tough competitors to Google.
Competitors Of Google - Cloud Services
Google has its own cloud platform. You can use the platform for cloud services such as deploying, hosting, and even running real-time applications. However, in this domain, Google is not the leading player in the market.
The two main competitors to Google in cloud services are Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
1. Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon. It provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis.
AWS accounts for around 34% market share as of 2023. It is leading the cloud service market.
AWS is filled with tons of features. It has over 200 sub-products and services that you can opt for. Some of the major ones include cloud computing, storage, networking, database management, machine learning, and cloud development solutions.
2. Microsoft Azure
The second leading player in the market is Microsoft Azure. It accounts for around 21% market share as of 2023. It is a cloud computing platform that provides access, management, and development of applications and services via world-distributed data centers.
Some of the major services provided under Azure are software as a service(SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).
- The only service in which Google is not the leading player.
- This market is dominated by Amazon.
- The second largest cloud platform is Microsoft Azure.
- Google is the third-largest cloud platform used across the globe. However, in competition Amazon wins this one for sure.