How much energy does google use to answer an average search query?

QuestionsCategory: Energy and PowerHow much energy does google use to answer an average search query?
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Team GreenSutra® Staff answered 8 years ago
Google and other search engines have helped find answers and solutions to numerous questions and problems.Google search volumes are ever increasing. On an average day google receives:

  • 11,575 searches per second or
  • 1,00,00,00,000 searches and more per day

To answer an average search query. it is estimated that google requires approximately

  • 0.0003 KWh

This is equivalent to 0.02 kg of CO2 emissions.