Visits to Denmark’s official health platform drop as Google’s AI summaries expand

Monthly visits to Denmark’s official health information portal, sundhed.dk, have fallen by half a million since Google introduced AI-generated search summaries, according to a report by Politiken cited by Danish broadcaster DR.

The Patienthåndbogen (Patient Handbook) section of sundhed.dk, a government-backed resource for medical information, saw its monthly visitors decline from 1.5 million in January 2025 to 1 million in November—a 31% drop over the same period. Experts attribute the shift to Google’s AI Overview feature, which now provides instant, AI-generated answers at the top of search results, often pushing authoritative sources lower on the page.

Tor Juul Groth, digital product lead at the Center for Digital Psychiatry in the Region of Southern Denmark, warned that AI tools prioritize convenience over accuracy. “The problem is that these AI products aren’t specialized in health and would rather lie convincingly than admit what they don’t know,” he told Politiken. His recent report highlights how user-friendly AI summaries are “outcompeting professionally grounded health knowledge.”

The Patienthåndbogen, operated jointly by Denmark’s regions, municipalities, and the Ministry of the Interior and Health, offers verified, up-to-date information on diseases and treatments. However, with Google dominating 95% of mobile search traffic in Denmark as of February 2026, Groth’s report suggests users are increasingly relying on AI summaries—despite potential risks to the reliability of health advice.

Google began rolling out AI Overviews in May 2025, positioning them above traditional search results, including links to sundhed.dk.