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

> Original title: OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search

- Source: The Verge · AI
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:30:42.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/qmryijaytw6cubmd1ymkuc4ud
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1025482/openai-says-chatgpt-is-catching-up-to-google-in-search

## Summary

OpenAI consumer product lead Adam Fry said at a Monday press event that ChatGPT search queries now equal 20 percent of Google's query volume. Fry did not specify the source of the Google figure. He also said ads have not hurt ChatGPT usage, and OpenAI may approach an IPO early next year.