According to a survey conducted in February 2026 in the United States, 26 percent of respondents reported one of the reasons they used TikTok as a search engine was the short video format. This was followed by the storytelling aspects, with 21 percent of respondents choosing that as a motivation to search on TikTok.
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Adobe. (February 15, 2026). Motivations for using TikTok as a search engine among consumers in the United States in 2026 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1659996/motivations-for-tiktok-based-search-us/
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