How to Delete Your Google Search History
Google keeps a record of everything you search for. Learn how to delete individual searches, clear your entire history, or turn off history tracking altogether.
Go to My Activity
~15sDelete a Single Search
~15sDelete All Search History
~22sQuick Tip
Quick Tip: You can also choose a date range — for example, delete searches from the last week or last month — if you do not want to remove everything.
Turn On Auto-Delete
~15sPause Activity Tracking Entirely
~24sWarning
Pausing activity tracking means Google search suggestions and "For You" recommendations become less personalized. You can turn it back on at any time.
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Every time you search on Google while signed into your account, Google saves that search in your account history. This helps Google show you relevant results and lets you look back at what you searched for — but it also means Google is building a detailed record of your interests, health questions, and daily habits.
You can view, delete, or pause this history at any time. Deleting your search history removes it from your Google account — searches you delete no longer influence your recommendations or ads. You can delete just one search, a range of searches, or your entire history.
Your search history is stored in "My Activity" — a Google dashboard that also tracks YouTube watch history, Google Maps searches, Google Assistant commands, and more. You can manage all of this in one place.
For ongoing privacy, you can also turn on "Auto-delete," which automatically removes history older than 3, 18, or 36 months. Or you can pause Web & App Activity entirely so Google stops saving new searches.
Clearing your search history on your phone's browser is different from clearing your Google account history. This guide covers your Google account history — the one tied to your email address, visible across all your devices.
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