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1,000,000,000
1,000,000,000 -- monthly searches for ChatGPT (2026-03)
As of March 2026, ChatGPT receives over 1 billion monthly searches.
- Stated as 'over 1 billion'
- Sourced from a vendor blog citing third-party industry figures
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1,000,000,000
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Count
Data Vintage
2026-03
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
SimilarWeb
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Tier B
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ChatGPT: 1,000,000,000 monthly searches. Source: SimilarWeb (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-monthly-searches-2026
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