How to delete your Google search history

How do I delete my Google search history?

Updated 4 November 2026

Clearing Chrome doesn't remove searches saved in your Google Account. Delete them on myactivity.google.com, all at once or one by one.

Deleting your history in Chrome only clears what’s stored on your computer. If you were signed in to Google, your searches are also saved in your Google Account, where they show up on every device you use. To remove them, use Google’s My Activity page. Google is updating these pages, so a label may be slightly different on your screen.

My Activity is an ordinary website, so this is a task where Clickable can guide you on the real page: type what you want to do in the panel, and Clicky highlights the next button with a blue ring.

Clickable on an example account activity page: a blue ring around the Delete button with Clicky the pointer at its lower right, and the panel saying Click Delete. — Clickable on an example activity page (not Google's): Clicky rings the next button and the panel says what to do. You make every click.

Steps

Open your search history

Go to myactivity.google.com/product/search and sign in to your Google Account if you're asked to. You see your searches, newest first.

Click Delete

Click Delete (or the small arrow next to it) above the list. Choose Delete all time to remove everything, or Delete custom range to choose the dates.

Confirm

If Google asks you to confirm, click Next, then Delete. Once your search history is deleted, it can't be brought back.

Optional: stop Google saving new searches

On the same page, under Saving history, choose Auto-delete to remove searches older than 3, 18 or 36 months, or Turn off to stop saving them.

Questions

Doesn't clearing my Chrome history do this already?

No. Chrome's history is kept on your computer. If you search while signed in to Google, your searches are also saved in your Google Account. You delete each one in its own place.

Can I delete just one search?

Yes. Find it in the list on My Activity (you can search the list), then click Delete activity item next to it.

Will deleting my history change my Google results or ads?

Google uses your activity to personalise results and recommendations. After deleting it, they may feel less tailored for a while.

Does Clickable see my search history?

Only while your task runs. To pick the next button, Clickable sends a short summary of the page: its address and title, headings, the words on buttons and links, and up to 1,500 characters of visible text, which can include some of the activity list. It never sends what you type or your passwords, and it never clicks or deletes anything for you.