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OpenAI says ChatGPT reaches 1.2B weekly users, search volume near 20% of Google's

OpenAI consumer product lead Adam Fry said ChatGPT has hit 1.2 billion weekly active users, adding 200 million in two months, with search volume around 20% of Google's.

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Timeline · 5 reports

  1. 2026-11-04 05:38 · r/artificial
    ChatGPT's search volume is now roughly 20% of Google's. Wow, people were really sick of Google, huh?
  2. 2026-11-03 20:55 · 9to5Google
    ChatGPT has hit roughly 20% of Google Search volume, OpenAI says
  3. 2026-11-03 20:45 · Business Insider AI
    ChatGPT's search volume is now roughly 20% of Google's. Wow, people were really sick of Google, huh?
  4. 2026-11-03 20:30 · Gizmodo AI
    ChatGPT Claims to Have Achieved 20% of Google’s Search Volume
  5. 2026-11-03 15:50 · Techmeme
    ChatGPT Consumer Product Lead Adam Fry says ChatGPT has hit 1.2B WAUs, adding 200M over the past two months, and its search volume is now ~20% of Google's

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