{"id":509859,"date":"2022-11-14T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/googles-im-feeling-lucky-explained\/"},"modified":"2022-11-14T15:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T12:00:43","slug":"googles-im-feeling-lucky-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-im-feeling-lucky-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky,\u201d Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af2599a11df0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-im-feeling-lucky-explained\/#How_Many_People_Use_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D\" >How Many People Use \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-im-feeling-lucky-explained\/#Why_Does_Google_Still_Have_the_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D_Button\" >Why Does Google Still Have the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d Button?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-im-feeling-lucky-explained\/#Easter_Eggs_in_Im_Feeling_Lucky\" >Easter Eggs in I\u2019m Feeling Lucky<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-im-feeling-lucky-explained\/#The_Google_Gravity_Im_Feeling_Lucky_Easter_Egg\" >The Google Gravity I\u2019m Feeling Lucky Easter Egg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-im-feeling-lucky-explained\/#When_the_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D_Became_Almost_Useless\" >When the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d Became Almost Useless<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogles_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D_Explained%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky,\u201d Explained&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-847611\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1052496956.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Apple MacBook screen showing the Google homepage.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/bangkok-thailand-march-22-2017-woman-1052496956\">NiP STUDIO\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google&#8217;s I&#8217;m Feeling Lucky button takes you directly to the first website in Google&#8217;s search results, skipping past the results page and everything on it. You can still use I&#8217;m Feeling Lucky in the desktop version of Google&#8217;s homepage, and it hides some fun easter eggs.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button has been a fixture on the Google homepage since day one. But many people have no clue what it means or what it does. So what is the function of the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_the_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D_Button_Do\"><\/span>What Does the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d Button Do?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The premise of the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button is simple. You type a search query and click the button, and Google takes you directly to the first webpage among its search results. You skip past the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/764493\/how-to-increase-google-search-results-per-page\/\">search results page\u00a0with its advertisements and other Google features. In the best-case scenario, with just one click, you are right where you want to be. This saves you time and can be convenient when you are sure you will land on the right webpage.<\/p>\n<p>But even though Google has become exceptionally great at helping people find what they\u2019re looking for, there is an inherent gamble in pressing the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button and hoping to land on the right webpage. It is this chance you take while clicking the button that gives it the name: I\u2019m feeling lucky.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also rumored that the button got its name from the famed Clint Eastwood dialogue in the movie <em>Dirty Harry<\/em> \u2014 \u201cDo you feel lucky, punk? Well, do you?\u201d But it\u2019s just a rumor, and there is no evidence to support it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_Can_You_Find_the_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D_Button\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">Where Can You Find the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d Button?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-847178\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-i-m-feeling-lucky.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google I am feeling lucky button\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As of 2022, the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button is only available on the desktop version of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\">Google\u2019s website<\/a>. It\u2019s present right below the search box. But when you start typing a query, it moves below the search autocomplete suggestions for easy access.<\/p>\n<p>You won\u2019t find it on the mobile website or the Google apps. But if you want to use it on mobile, you can request the desktop version of the website in your favorite browser when you open the Google website. Similarly, you can enable the function of the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button in the Chrome Omnibox by using the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/im-feeling-lucky\/cnlabakikmdekpfaflaihcepfkjopgll?hl=en\">\u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d extension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Many_People_Use_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">How Many People Use \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although the button occupies prime real estate on the Google homepage, it doesn\u2019t seem to be widely used. In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio\u2019s Marketplace in 2007, then-Google executive Marissa Mayer said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2007\/11\/19\/are-you-feeling-lucky-google\/\">less than one percent of Google\u2019s search queries<\/a> go through the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d route. Talking to the same publication, even Google co-founder Sergey Brin confessed to using it rarely.<\/p>\n<p>The search traffic through the button has since very likely gone drastically down as a significant chunk of Google searches now happen through mobile (which wasn\u2019t the case in 2007) and by default, there is no \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button on mobile.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the low engagement, the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button must cost the search giant millions of dollars as anyone using it jumps past the advertisements, which are Google\u2019s bread and butter. So why does Google keep it around?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Does_Google_Still_Have_the_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D_Button\"><\/span>Why Does Google Still Have the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d Button?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While talking to Marketplace, Mayer claimed that Google co-founders didn\u2019t want the search to become \u201ctoo dry, too corporate, [and] too much about making money.\u201d So instead, the button reminds people that Googlers have personalities and are real people. So the company may have redesigned the Google search page multiple times since its inception in 1998, but the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button continues to have a place.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Easter_Eggs_in_Im_Feeling_Lucky\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">Easter Eggs in I\u2019m Feeling Lucky<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-847174\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/i-m-feeling-lucky-easter-egg.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"I m feeling lucky easter egg\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/690469\/36-hidden-google-search-games-and-easter-eggs\/\">great at putting easter eggs in its product and services, including Google Search. And one of these easter eggs is hidden right in the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p>If you roll your mouse pointer over the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button, the text scrolls to a random phrase, such as I\u2019m Feeling Hungry, I\u2019m Feeling Trendy, or I\u2019m Feeling Generous. You can find nine such \u201cI\u2019m feeling\u201d combinations by repeatedly hovering over the mouse pointer. Plus, if you click on the button without a query in the search box, you\u2019ll navigate to one of Google\u2019s other products related to the feeling expressed in the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button easter egg.<\/p>\n<p>For example, \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Hungry\u201d navigates to Google search results for \u201cice cream near me.\u201d Similarly, \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Trendy\u201d takes you to the Google Trends homepage.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, this easter egg is only available on the Google homepage in the United States.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Google_Gravity_Im_Feeling_Lucky_Easter_Egg\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_5\">The Google Gravity I\u2019m Feeling Lucky Easter Egg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-847175\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google-gravity.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google gravity easter egg\" width=\"650\" height=\"205\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cI\u2019m Feeling\u2026\u201d switch easter egg isn\u2019t the only hidden feature linked to the I\u2019m feeling lucky button. For example, if you type the query \u201cgoogle gravity\u201d in the Google search box and hit the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button, the search homepage design reverts to an older version, and everything drops down to the bottom of the webpage as if gravity was applied to the page. You can play around with the page elements or go back to the Google homepage.<\/p>\n<p>In another similar easter egg, you can type \u201cgoogle 1998\u201d and hit the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button to get the original Google homepage design.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_the_%E2%80%9CIm_Feeling_Lucky%E2%80%9D_Became_Almost_Useless\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_6\">When the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d Became Almost Useless<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Interestingly, Google rendered the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button pretty much inconsequential in 2010 when it introduced Google Instant. I\u2019m Feeling Lucky was still on the search engine\u2019s homepage, but you had to disable Google Instant to use it. Otherwise, as soon as you started typing a search query, Google instantly jumped into the search results, and you had no chance to click on the button.<\/p>\n<p>But to add some value to the button, the company added the random phrase easter egg in 2012. And finally, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightedge.com\/blog\/google-instant-search-is-gone-heres-why\">Google Instant was discontinued in 2017<\/a>, and the \u201cI\u2019m Feeling Lucky\u201d button returned to its original glory.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\">Google\u2019s homepage<\/a>\u00a0in desktop view now to try it out and find all the easter eggs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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