Service, launched as “Ask Jeeves” before the turn of the millennium, was one of the oldest internet search engines. On May 1, the operator shut down ask.com.

Ask.com is shutting down its search business after nearly 30 years as parent IAC refocuses operations, marking the end of an early internet search brand.

It’s officially a dead topic for Ask.com. The site has bid farewell to those who relied on the question-and-answer search engine. Known as one of the earliest search engine competitors, the ...

Ask.com, originally founded as the Y2K stalwart Ask Jeeves, is officially dead. "As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask ...

A message on the Ask.com website currently reads, “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 ...

The pioneering search website Ask.com shut down its search services on May 1, 2026 The company launched in 1997 as AskJeeves.com with an eponymous butler as a mascot. Ask.com’s parent company, IAC, ...

After 29 years in the business, Ask.com (formerly known as Ask Jeeves), has finally closed its doors as of May 1st, 2026. While the writing has been on the wall since Google's search engine took the ...