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OpenAI says ChatGPT search volume now about 20% of Google's, with 1.2B weekly users

ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry said ChatGPT has reached 1.2 billion weekly active users, adding 200 million in two months, and that its search volume is roughly 20% of Google's.

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  1. 2026-11-05 07:05 · Forbes AI
    ChatGPT Search Hits 20% Of Google’s Query Volume, OpenAI Says
  2. 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?
  3. 2026-11-03 23:30 · DEV Community — AI
    OpenAI Says ChatGPT’s Search-Like Query Volume Is About One-Fifth of Google’s
  4. 2026-11-03 20:55 · 9to5Google
    ChatGPT has hit roughly 20% of Google Search volume, OpenAI says
  5. 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?
  6. 2026-11-03 20:30 · Gizmodo AI
    ChatGPT Claims to Have Achieved 20% of Google’s Search Volume
  7. 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
  8. 2026-11-03 15:00 · Big Technology
    OpenAI: ChatGPT Search Is About 20% of Google’s, 250 Million People Speak With ChatGPT, and Chat Is Merging With Work

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