Why is the search engine Google

Hi Google is the default search engine for many people in Firefox, but if you want to change to a different one, this support article should help: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox

''<p> [[#question-1594619|said]]</p>'' <blockquote>I just loaded FireFox on my new computer. When I go to search, it shows a Google search. What is going on? </blockquote>Were you expecting the Firefox web browser to be a search engine?. Mozilla the makers of the Firefox web browsers for Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile versions for iOS/iPadOS and Android does not have a search engine of their own.