If you need to get Google search result count for some query, using estimatedResultCount from Google AJAX Search API sounds like a winner. However, the number reported as estimatedResultCount doesn’t match the number displayed on regular search pages and could be different in many times. This is known issue since 2008 and it seems it will never be fixed.

So if you want more correct result count, the extract it from regular Google search page. Alternatively you can use Yahoo or Bing APIs as they report the same numbers to displayed on their regular search pages.

UPDATE: It was found that regular Google search pages display even more rough estimated result count than Google AJAX Search API. For example, query for "pumka.net" (w/ quotes) it reports "About 1,380 results" while only finds 284 pages. Bing reports 55 results while finds 50-52 and Yahoo reports 210 results while finds 55. So using Bing or Yahoo API for analysis of result counts is likely more accurate.

We moved to more reliable, faster, and cheaper web-leader.net hosting. Goodbye, GoDaddy!

I see many visitors from ex-USSR who never left any comment or question. Guys, don’t hesitate to ask me in Russian if you want to.

Я вижу много посетителей из бСССР, но почти никто не оставлят комментариев или вопрсов. Ребзя, спрашивайте на русском, не стесняйтесь.

Hello!

2009 year was very interesting for us!
I defended my work for Ph.D. degree on Information Technology. I started working independent and fell in love with a freelance development.
Together with my wife, Anna, we started Pumka.net and this blog not so long ago.

We’re still learning web development and have many thing to do:

• Completely reload and redesign our site.
• Write more about SEO-friendly URL parsing and canonicalization with PHP, FFmpeg and MediaInfo.dll handling, Smarty template engine and many other interesting things.
• Learn as many CMS’es as we can.
• Exchange guest posts with some friendly blogs.
• Have fun!

Thank you for you interest to our blog and our services!
We wish you success in all your endeavours in the new year!!!

Anton & Anna @ Pumka.net