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Why does Google think I am in another country?

Joe Ford

Why does Google think I am in another country?

Why does Google think I’m in a different state than I am sometimes? Google usually estimates your location by your IP address. The location of your IP address is normally the address of your parent ISP (Internet Service Provider). In your case, your ISP has taken IP adresses from another ISP of another state.

How do I change my Google from Canada to us?

On a desktop, you can find the Settings option in the bottom right corner of the screen. Next, click on the Search Settings. On the Settings page, look for the heading that says Region for Search Results. Choose the region you like from the drop-down menu and tap Save to change Google Search location.

Why does the Internet think I’m in a different country?

This can be just a browser error, and to check that, we advise trying out a different web browser. In some instances, the issue can be related to cache, and you just need to clean it to fix the problem. If a certain website thinks you’re in a different country, adjusting your location settings should fix the problem.

Why do websites think I’m in Canada?

Websites usually “geolocate” you based on your computer IP address, which usually is assigned by your service provider. If neither of those shows Canada, perhaps there is some information a website saved in a cookie that incorrectly placed you there.

How do I only get UK results from Google?

So, the full procedure is:

  1. Right click the URL box at the top of any Google Chrome window.
  2. Click the Add… button.
  3. Set the name to whatever you want (e.g. “Google UK”).
  4. Set the keyword to whatever you want (e.g. “uk”).
  5. Click the Add button.

Why does Google keep giving me American results?

Google also knows where you are and may consider your location in the results. Google will try to give you a regional match when possible, but if they can’t then they will try to give you the most appropriate content based on your search terms. To see how this works I just tested to searches for the term football.

How do I force Google to English?

Change your language on Google

  1. On your computer, go to the Search settings page.
  2. On the left, click Languages.
  3. Choose your language settings. Which language should Google products use: This setting changes the language for the Google interface, including messages and buttons on your screen.
  4. At the bottom of the page, click Save.

Why is my Google not in English?

To check your Google Account language, open your Google Account. You’ll find the language you selected. The language change didn’t work: If your Google Account doesn’t match the language you selected, clear your browser’s cache and cookies and set the language again.

How do I access Google USA?

They suggest the following:

  1. Using the country settings and changing your country of origin to USA. This will give you mixed results for the location you are in and from Google USA.
  2. Adding ‘ncr’ to the end of the domain (google.com/ncr) which means you won’t be redirected to a local google site, google.fr for example.

How do I access Google International?

Amending the Google Homepage URL 1) Open a new incognito window and go to google.com/ncr and hit the enter button. You’ll notice at the bottom of the page, Google is showing you your geo-location. Meaning, despite the US URL showing, the results you get will be country-specific regardless.

How do I search US sites only on Google?

How to Search for USA Sites Only

  1. Load Google by going to www.google.com.
  2. Click on the “Advanced search” option to the right of the search bar.
  3. Click on the “Date, usage rights, numeric range, and more” link.
  4. Select “United States” in the drop-down menu labeled “Region.” (It’s almost at the bottom of the list.)
  5. Tip.

Is Google American?

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Who owns Google today?

Larry Page

How much does YouTube make a day?

This puts their daily revenues at ~$11 Mil and their daily income at ~$1.9 Mil. Bonus estimate: from Trefis you can get a $4.5 revenues per 1k page views, and an average of 133 page views per month per user. Using those numbers and the revenues it’s easy to calculate approximately 550 Mil unique users per day.