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

OpenAI claims ChatGPT now handles approximately 20% of Google’s search volume, positioning it as the world’s second-largest search engine by that metric, according to a Big Technology report. ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry defined "search-like queries" as any prompt where users would traditionally have used a search engine, though he did not provide a specific count. With Google processing about 16 billion daily searches, this implies roughly 3.2 billion ChatGPT interactions, while the company reported 1.2 billion weekly active users. Fry also revealed ChatGPT generates 1.5 billion images weekly and has 250 million voice users, but declined to update its 50 million paying subscriber figure, noting growth without specifics. This comes as standalone products like SearchGPT and the Atlas browser were folded or discontinued.