Google admits modest growth

Google finally upped its published estimation of its daily searches to “more than 200 million,” after sticking to “more than 150 million” for more than 18 months. No doubt this revision was compelled by my vicious prodding.

Assuming the original number was accurate and that Google has grown at pace with other web businesses, the real daily search tally is probably more like 300 to 400 million. Why the coyness? (Thanks Steve!)