Bing is a net online internet search engine had along with operated by Microsoft. The service has its beginnings in Microsoft's previous online search engine: MSN Search, Windows Live Search and later Live Search. Bing supplies a range of search remedies, consisting of internet, video clip, image as well as also map search products. It is developed making use of ASP.NET.

Bing, Microsoft's alternative to Live Search, was presented by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on May 28, 2009, at the All Things Digital conference in San Diego, California, for launch on June 3, 2009. Amazing new characteristics at the time contained the listing of search tips while questions are entered into as well as a listing of pertinent searches (called "Explore pane") based upon semantic contemporary technology from Powerset, which Microsoft had actually obtained in 2008.

In July 2009, Microsoft and Yahoo! announced a sell which Bing would absolutely power Yahoo! Look. All Yahoo! Search global consumers and additionally friends made the modification by very early 2012.= The deal was altered in 2015, implying Yahoo! was simply called for to utilize Bing for a "bulk" of searches.

In October 2011, Microsoft stated that they were servicing new back-end search infrastructure with the purpose of providing faster and also a little extra appropriate search results for people. Referred to as "Tiger", the new index-serving modern-day technology had actually been included right into Bing around the world considering that August that year. In May 2012, Microsoft introduced one more redesign of its web online search engine that consists of "Sidebar", a social function that searches individuals' socials media for details appropriate to the search question.

Because October 2018, Bing is the 3rd greatest online search engine globally, with an inquiry volume of 4.58%, behind Google (77%) and Baidu (14.45%). Yahoo! Look, which Bing mainly powers, has 2.63%.