Google Testing Removing The Estimated Number Of Search Results

Google Search is testing removing the estimated number of search results figure you typically see under the search bar after you conduct a search query. Google tested this back in 2016 and I guess Google is testing it again.

Initially, when I was first told about this test by Punit on Twitter and then Eli Schwartz on Twitter last week, I thought maybe it was a CSS bug. But since then, a few other people noticed it, including Steve Plunket on Twitter and some on Facebook. So I guess this is a test.

Here is a GIF of it:

Here are more screenshots:

Google may removed about results & time in SERP
CC: @rustybrick pic.twitter.com/bu1FddVhRe

— Punit (@Punit6008) December 31, 2021

Number of results missing on “Site:” queries. Is this a test or a bug? cc:@rustybrick pic.twitter.com/BfuG0rePd3

— Eli Schwartz (@5le) February 24, 2022

I’m guessing these are UI tests, perhaps by cookie. Drop some feedback in the link on the bottom 🙂

— ???? John ???? (@JohnMu) March 2, 2022

The site command is really not that useful and known to be widely inaccurate – so I am not sure I care if it goes away… I suspect the estimated numbers shown is also super inaccurate…

Forum discussion at Twitter.