According to the report of the Yandex press service, the number of search queries in Yandex in the second quarter of 2024 increased by 7% compared to the same period in 2023.
The company noted that the increase in search queries was affected by the improvement of user experience in thematic sections and the launch of a new Neuro service that can answer a question using all the information on the Internet.
In total, 8.2 million people have used the Neuro service since its launch. The most common questions asked of Neuro are about science and education. In 30% of cases, Neuro is asked to explain a scientific term or theory, a quarter of the requests (24%) are about questions related to different areas of life, 5% are about health, and 3% are requests for help solving a practical problem. problem.
Let’s recall that in June Yandex updated the YandexGPT 3 model, which underlies Neuro. The service learned to more accurately understand the essence of requests and provide more specific answers. It was also possible to ask Neuro by voice.