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>DDG still isn't anywhere near peak Google quality and yet they've seen (actual) exponential growth for years.

Google gets the total of DDG's lifetime searches (over a decade's worth) in about half a week. "Exponential growth" is overselling it.

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Maybe they’re using “exponential” metaphorically to mean “a lot”. But if they’re using “exponential” literally, then maybe the exponent is 1.03.

Look at the graphs.

To me it looks literally exponential until half a year ago.

Seems I'm not alone in thinking it has been almost exponential for a good while and until recently.

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Maybe they’re using “exponential” metaphorically to mean “a lot”. But if they’re using “exponential” literally, then maybe the exponent is 1.03.

Look at the graphs.

To me it looks literally exponential until half a year ago.

Seems I'm not alone in thinking it has been almost exponential for a good while and until recently.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse