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May 4, 2026 - 7:41 am

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IAC, the owners of Ask.com, have decided to get out of the search business and shut down one of the oldest and most legendary search engines of all time - Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves. IAC wrote , "As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com."

The Ask.com home page now reads, "Every great search must come to an end." "As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com. After 25 years of answering the world's questions, Ask.com officially closed on May 1, 2026."

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