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Algolia search boosts Zoom's revenue by 14% and cuts search latency from 100–200ms to 10–20ms
After acquiring competitor Buscapé, Zoom faced compounded scale, latency, and operational challenges — its old search solution required time-consuming, complex development and fine-tuning, left business teams dependent on engineers for every change, and produced slow results that hurt the marketplace experience.
How it works
Common implementation structure
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Stage 1 · Consumer searches marketplace
Consumers search Zoom's marketplace to find the best deal among products from over 300 sellers.
Tools used
AlgoliaSearch APIAlgolia RulesAnalytics
Outcome
Implementing Algolia reduced search latency from 100–200ms to 10–20ms, improved average search position relevancy by 20%, drove a 10% search conversion rate increase, and lifted overall revenue by 14%.
Results
Time saved100 to 200 milliseconds
Volume+20%
Cost replaced+14%
Running since2019
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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