---
title: "Google Frequent Searchers tool"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/30/google-frequent-searchers-tool.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/30/google-frequent-searchers-tool.html"
published: "2003-09-30T12:29:00"
updated: "2003-09-30T12:29:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "“ Do you search with Google a hundred times a day? Do you reach for Google before the phonebook, the dictionary or the newspaper? Do you think, just maybe, you're a Google frequent searcher? Now you can know for sure.…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
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# Google Frequent Searchers tool

By Roy Osherove September 30, 2003 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published September 30, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

“_Do you search with Google a hundred times a day? Do you reach for Google before the phonebook, the dictionary or the newspaper? Do you think, just maybe, you're a Google frequent searcher?_

_Now you can know for sure. The Google search counter is accurate, easy to administer and precisely calibrated for your computing environment. It provides clear and instantaneous results showing exactly how often you use Google. For information on how the search counter works, read on. “_

\[[Google Search counter](http://www.google.com/help/about_spectrum.html)\]\]

I like this FAQ:

**_4\. How do I win?_**

_There is no winning. There is only self-awareness. The search is endless._

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