The short version

Aaron Goldman predicted on January 3, 2025: “This will be the last decade of growth for paid search.” Verdict: Still evolving. Bold long-horizon call. Google search is being reshaped by AI Overviews and agentic browsing; paid-search growth has begun to flatten in some categories. Tracking quarterly Google ad revenue and share-of-search shifts.

Prediction by

Aaron Goldman

On January 3, 2025

“This will be the last decade of growth for paid search.”

Follow-up

Bold long-horizon call. Google search is being reshaped by AI Overviews and agentic browsing; paid-search growth has begun to flatten in some categories. Tracking quarterly Google ad revenue and share-of-search shifts.

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