Google Search Growth Hits Five-Year High as ChatGPT Weekly Active Users Reach 1.2 Billion

Google Search query growth reached a five-year high in the third quarter of 2026, while ChatGPT’s weekly active users rose to 1.2 billion, adding new scale data to the race for online search. OpenAI consumer product lead Adam Fry said ChatGPT’s search-like query volume stood at about 20% of Google’s. The figure is OpenAI’s estimate; the underlying query totals and comparison method were not disclosed. Fry also said ChatGPT’s weekly active users grew from one billion to 1.2 billion over two months. John Kim reports on the digital-asset business for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.

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