OpenAI says ChatGPT search volume now equals 20% of Google's

OpenAI announced that the volume of search queries run through ChatGPT now equals 20 percent of the volume run through Google, reflecting a shift where many users 'Ask Chat' instead of 'Google it'.

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2026-11-03 18:30 · The Verge AI
OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search

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