ChatGPT Captures 17% of Global Search Market, Ending Google’s Two-Decade Dominance

For the first time in over 20 years, a competitor has seized double-digit market share from Google’s search monopoly while Alphabet maintains 78-80% of searches. The competition intensified dramatically when Alphabet deployed Gemini 3 on November 18, 2025, followed by Gemini 3 Flash on December 17. According to data published January 1, Gemini’s generative AI […]