Talk:Google Search

Multiple problems

This article has more than one claim that needs updating and a section that doesn't have any sources. Could a multiple issues tag be added? A Wondrous Raven (talk) 20:37, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Owner of the company

Why is there no mention of Alphabet Inc. until one scrolls to the bottom of the page? It should either be in the short-info box or in the first three paragraphs or both. It is of high public interest to have people know who Google belongs to, especially as Alphabet is commonly being referred to as "Google" - very contrary to how people, but news outlets specifically, concern themselves to say or write "Meta" instead of "Facebook" and how some put importance on how X/Twitter is called.

I can't make the change (yet) on English Wikipedia, so I hope someone else does it. EntenhausenerKurier (talk) 12:17, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

@EntenhausenerKurier There is a link to Google in the first sentence, and the information is there. —C.Fred (talk) 12:23, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

Requested move 6 May 2026 (1)

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Procedural close per WP:SNOW. WP:SNOW closure as suggested (both here and at Talk:Google). If you disagree, send me a talk message. (closed by non-admin page mover) ASUKITE 16:04, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

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Google Search → Google – Common name is for the search and AI application/website, not for the company. ~2026-27443-67 (talk) 02:58, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose - Moving the article for the search engine to Google would violate WP:PRECISION and WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. "Google" is the common name for the multinational corporation, not just the search engine. Furthermore, the rationale that "Google" is now primarily the name for a specific application/website lacks consensus and backing from reliable secondary sources. Maintaining Google Search as the title ensures clarity and prevents significant confusion with the parent company. --Nixleovel (He/They) (Talk • Contribs) 03:25, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose and suggest procedural close per WP:SNOW. Google is a much larger topic than its search engine alone. Kibblebrain (talk) 05:39, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

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Requested move 6 May 2026

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. ~ Jenson (SilverLocust 💬) 20:05, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

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Google Search → Google (search engine)Google (search engine) – Common name used for this application/website/search engine, almost no one calls it Google Search, lets be real. K7V (talk) 18:23, 6 May 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 19:19, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose per WP:NATURAL. The name of the search engine is Google Search, per here. cookiemonster755 ^(talk) 19:30, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

  But most certainly not WP:COMMONNAME! -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:56, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

• Leaning opposed as less WP:CONCISE. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 20:02, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
• Weak support I don't think it is commonly known enough as "Google Search", using a qualifier seems more helpful here. Crouch, Swale (talk) 20:26, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

  The search engine is not called "Google", it is called "Google Search". The colloquial use of "Google" is a shorthand, e.g. "Word" in reference to Microsoft Word or "Vegas" in reference to Las Vegas. InfiniteNexus (talk) 18:22, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

  WP:OFFICIAL! -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:56, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

  WP:NATURAL! InfiniteNexus (talk) 19:32, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

  "Microsoft Word" is normally in full called that as is "Las Vegas" which I'm not sure I've even heard called just "Vegas". NATURAL does require the term to be common used as opposed to just being reasonably clear what the topic is like New York (state) not being at New York State. I don't think the search engine is commonly called "Google Search". Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:48, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

  It might be just an American/regional thing, but everyone calls it "Vegas" in real life except in formal writing; the same is true for Google (Search), (Microsoft) Word, (Google) Chrome, New York (City), (Walt) Disney World, Pound (Sterling), etc. Wikipedia uses the extended form for these terms for two reasons: first, "common name" doesn't mean colloquially, it means in reliable sources, which are likely to use the formal name (and indeed, you can easily find sources that use "Google Search"); second, even if the colloquial name were deemed common, it is already taken by another primary topic, so WP:NATURAL calls for the use of the longer but unambiguous name. As you noted, NATURAL doesn't require a name to be the most common, only "common" enough — albeit not as commonly as the preferred-but-ambiguous title — and trust me, the bar is very low: just look at association football, a name virtually no one uses. InfiniteNexus (talk) 19:32, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

  I would be interested to know what sources like encyclopedias use, Britannica doesn't appear to have a separate article so isn't much help there. Yes longer names like Kingston upon Hull and Apple Inc. might not be that common in everyday useage but do appear to be formal names used by the likes of Britannica. Crouch, Swale (talk) 20:08, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose. The proposal is less WP:CONCISE and requires parenthetical disambiguation, which is something of a last resort. Google Search uses natural disambiguation and is perfectly recognizable, even if it is not the most common name. The current title is overall better in terms of the five WP:NAMINGCRITERIA. —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫 (talk) 00:31, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
• Strong oppose and speedy/SNOW close per WP:COMMONNAME, WP:NATURAL, WP:PRECISE, and common sense. InfiniteNexus (talk) 18:21, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

  Except the current title is neither common name nor any more precise nor common sense! One out of four then, but I think the others easily trump that. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:56, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

  You don't think "Google Search", which clearly and adequately identifies the article subject as the search engine provided by Google, is precise? Perhaps I should have linked to the more specific WP:OVERPRECISE shortcut instead of just WP:PRECISE. InfiniteNexus (talk) 19:38, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

• Strong Oppose Moving the article for the search engine to Google would violate WP:PRECISION and WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Google is the common name for the corporation, not just the search engine. Furthermore, the rationale that "Google" is now primarily the name for a specific website lacks consensus and backing from reliable secondary sources. Maintaining Google Search as the title ensures clarity and prevents significant confusion with the parent company. As the consensus was clearly established in the move request a day ago, I suggest a procedural close under WP:SNOW. Nixleovel (He/They) (Talk • Contribs) 19:11, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
• Support per WP:COMMONNAME. Absolutely nobody calls it Google Search. Everyone uses Google to refer first and foremost to the search engine and refers to the search engine as Google (after all, it's even entered the vernacular as the verb "to google" - I'm sure not even the opposers above believe that verb refers to the company!). In fact, I would go so far as to say that Google should be moved to Google (company) and the search engine should be moved to Google as the clear primary topic. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:56, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

  yo just leave it google search man, these changes are so not needed ~2026-29136-49 (talk) 13:05, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

  Absolutely nobody calls it Google Search is absolutely false. Plenty of people, and sources, use "Google Search" to refer to, well, Google Search. I would go so far as to say that Google should be moved to Google (company) and the search engine should be moved to Google as the clear primary topic is, sorry to not mince words, but a ludicrous idea and unlikely to be taken seriously if proposed. The company, with its 9+ products with more than a billion users and its trillion-dollar market cap, is clearly a thousand times more notable than the search engine. InfiniteNexus (talk) 19:38, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

  Update from I/O: Sundar says the number is now up to 13. InfiniteNexus (talk) 17:07, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

  Indeed, and "Google" unqualified almost always refers to the company in reliable sources. The company is a subject of daily news coverage in dozens if not hundreds of sources. —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫 (talk) 19:47, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

  I'd support this, similar to how Meta Platforms doesn't appear to ever have been at Facebook. I'd be surprised if most people though "Facebook" or "Google" mainly mean the companies. Crouch, Swale (talk) 20:08, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

  Every case is different and evaluated individually. For example, before its name was changed to Meta (which itself is naturally disambiguated as Meta Platforms even though the common name is just "Meta"), the product was the primary topic of Facebook and the company was naturally disambiguated as Facebook, Inc.; meanwhile, the man himself is the primary topic of Ralph Lauren while his company is naturally disambiguated as Ralph Lauren Corporation; but Netscape and DeepSeek the companies are the primary topic while their products, Netscape (web browser) and DeepSeek (chatbot), are parenthetically disambiguated because NATURAL isn't available. For Google, I can say with confidence that the company is the primary topic and the search engine should be disambiguated, which this RM affirms; the disagreement here (before Necrothesp mentioned his proposal) concerns the form of disambiguation, and our guidelines clearly call for NATURAL over parenthetical. InfiniteNexus (talk) 20:45, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

  The Google company could be moved to Google LLC. Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

  That would be the preferable disambiguation iff the company were not the PT, correct. That's we currently do with {{Google LLC}} because {{Google}} was taken (note that template names don't indicate PT because they de facto follow a first-come, first-served basis). But the company is the primary topic, so this is irrelevant. InfiniteNexus (talk) 21:56, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose According to its official website, the name of the tool is "Google Search"; it makes no sense to change the title of the article. And nobody uses the term "search engine" anymore. Vazafirst (talk) 01:12, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

  I agree with your reasons for opposing, but I'm going to have to refute that last part. People do say "search engine"; it is a common term. InfiniteNexus (talk) 19:38, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose: Changing the name would fail WP:COMMONNAME and "(search engine)" is not necessary anymore ~ŤheŴubṂachine-840≈ ● ✒️ 09:07, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

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Worth a mention?

"Google Changes Its Search Box for the First Time in 25 Years" Mapsax (talk) 02:48, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Disinformation

How should we implement Google's disinformation with respect to geographical data? Is Google maps still reliable? ~2026-45710-63 (talk) 07:11, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

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