AI Matters
Why it matters
OpenAI says ChatGPT search volume is now 20% of Google's
The Verge AI OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search
OpenAI said ChatGPT now handles search queries equal to 20 percent of the volume run through Google, announced at a press event.
Why it matters
More people now ask a chatbot instead of a search engine, which changes where they find answers and where websites get visitors.
Latest brief · Nov 4, 2026