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title: "Google Gemini vs OpenAI: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Gemini or OpenAI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Generative AI platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Google Gemini vs OpenAI: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Google Gemini or OpenAI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Generative AI platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Google Gemini and OpenAI
- **Competitive set**: Generative AI platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Google Gemini Share of Search**: 98.2%
- **OpenAI Share of Search**: 0.87%

## Which is more popular in search, Google Gemini or OpenAI?

- In September 2026, Google Gemini had more branded searches than OpenAI among generative AI platforms worldwide. Google Gemini was estimated to have 688M branded searches compared to OpenAI’s 6.1M, and held a 98.2% Share of Search versus OpenAI’s 0.87%.
- Google Gemini was ahead of OpenAI in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Gemini’s estimated Share of Search among generative AI platforms worldwide moved from 98.4% to 98.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 683M to 688M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OpenAI’s estimated Share of Search among generative AI platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 0.87%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 6.1M.

## How did search popularity change for generative AI platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for OpenAI worldwide fell 33% over 12 measured months, from 9.1M to 6.1M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Gemini estimated searches | Google Gemini Share of Search | Google Gemini rank | OpenAI estimated searches | OpenAI Share of Search | OpenAI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 683M | 98.4% | 1 | 9.1M | 1.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 531M | 97.9% | 1 | 9.1M | 1.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 562M | 97.7% | 1 | 11.1M | 1.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 589M | 98.6% | 1 | 6.1M | 1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 545M | 97.6% | 1 | 6.1M | 1.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 651M | 97% | 1 | 13.6M | 2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 744M | 98.3% | 1 | 7.5M | 0.99% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 795M | 98.5% | 1 | 7.5M | 0.93% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 758M | 98.5% | 1 | 5M | 0.65% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 646M | 98.7% | 1 | 5M | 0.76% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 642M | 98.6% | 1 | 5M | 0.77% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 688M | 98.2% | 1 | 6.1M | 0.87% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Gemini’s and OpenAI’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Google Gemini**: Measured on the search terms “ai gemini”, “bard ai”, “Gemini”, “gemini advanced”, “gemini ai”, “gemini ai app”, “gemini ai image”, “gemini ai photo”, “gemini ai photos”, “gemini app”, “gemini bard”, “gemini deep research”, “gemini google”, “gemini image generator”, “gemini live”, “gemini pro”, “gemini ultra”, “google ai gemini”, “google bard”, “google gemini”, “google gemini ai”, “google gemini app” and “googlegemini”, summed into one figure.
- **OpenAI**: Measured on the search term “openai”.

- [Google Gemini profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-gemini)
- [OpenAI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/openai)
- [All generative AI platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/generative-ai-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Google Gemini or OpenAI?

In September 2026, Google Gemini had more branded searches than OpenAI among generative AI platforms worldwide. Google Gemini was estimated to have 688M branded searches compared to OpenAI’s 6.1M, and held a 98.2% Share of Search versus OpenAI’s 0.87%.

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