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$100,000,000
$100,000,000 -- annualized ad revenue for ChatGPT paid ads pilot (2026-03)
The ChatGPT paid ads pilot reached $100 million in annualized revenue within six weeks of live testing.
- Pilot program run-rate annualized from first six weeks
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$100,000,000
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2026-03
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B
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Reuters
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Tier B
https://chapters-eg.com/blog/media-buying-blog/paid-ads-in-chatgpt/ ↗
Source Article
Paid Ads in ChatGPT: 7 Things Every Marketer Should Know
OpenAI began testing Paid Ads in ChatGPT in February 2026, marking a major shift in how advertising may work inside AI platforms.
For marketers, This is not just another ad placement. it signals move away from traditional search and social environments toward conversational interfaces where users as…
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Reuters report on OpenAI ads pilot, annualized run-rate
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ChatGPT paid ads pilot: $100,000,000 annualized ad revenue. Source: Reuters (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-ads-annualized-revenue-2026
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