Is Google Doomed in 2025? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 440)

Just a few months after its 26th anniversary, Google faces more threats heading into next year than ever. The rise of artificial intelligence provides users with an alternative way to search. Regulators, legislators, and courts are trying to break its market dominance. And younger consumers, especially, increasingly turn to social platforms to find the answers they need.

And, yet, in the midst of these threats… Google just had the most successful quarter in its history.

So, what’s the reality? Is Google doomed in 2025? Or is its continued position as king of the hill assured next year and beyond? Most importantly, how will whatever happens in the year ahead affect your business?

I don’t think Google is doomed, far from it. But I do think their most likely responses to the changing marketplace isn’t necessarily in your best interest. If nothing else, you should expect the ongoing shift from organic to paid search to continue. And there’s no way that’s good for you.

So, whether or not Google is doomed, what should you do as you move into 2025? That’s what this episode of Thinks Out Loud is all about.

Want to learn more? Here are the show notes for you.

Is Google Doomed in 2025? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 440) — Headlines and Show Notes

Show Notes and Links

• Is the new ChatGPT Search a significant threat to Google?
• The Future of Computing? Big Tech Earnings and the State of Digital Q3 2024 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 439)
• Four Big Threats (Plus a Bonus Threat!) To Google’s Dominance Next Year (Thinks Out Loud Episode 436)
• Trump says Google has ‘a lot of power’ and he would do ‘something’ about it — but stops short of favoring a break-up
• Trump’s admin puts new light on Google’s potential breakup
• JD Vance Live at RemedyFest – YouTube
• Digital Markets Act – Wikipedia
• DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly
• Google Earnings Release