{
  "id": 18200374,
  "title": "OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Catching Up to Google In Search",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/openai-says-chatgpt-is-catching-up-to-google-in-search",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-04T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/11/04/207222/openai-says-chatgpt-is-catching-up-to-google-in-search"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI's ChatGPT is rapidly gaining ground on Google in terms of search usage, according to the company's consumer product lead Adam Fry. Roughly 20% of Google's search volume now comes from ChatGPT, which defines a search as a query that triggers a web search. This puts ChatGPT's search volume well ahead of Microsoft's Bing, which held about 3% market share during a 2023 antitrust trial. Google has warned that AI, specifically ChatGPT, poses a serious competition threat. OpenAI has started testing ads within ChatGPT, but Fry stated these have not generated a negative backlash from users.",
  "summary": "Adam Fry, OpenAI's consumer product lead for ChatGPT, says the number of searches performed through ChatGPT has grown to roughly 20% of Google's search volume. The company defines a search as a ChatGPT query that triggers a web search, suggesting the chatbot is becoming an increasingly significant competitor to traditional search engines. The Verge reports: Having one-fifth as many searches as…",
  "key_points": [
    "ChatGPT accounts for 20% of Google's search volume.",
    "Microsoft Bing holds 3% market share in search.",
    "OpenAI tests ads in ChatGPT without user backlash."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}