AI Search Market Share: Q1 2026 Analysis
AI-powered search tools now handle 28% of all informational queries globally, up from 12% in Q1 2025. The shift from traditional search to AI answers is accelerating faster than predicted.
Market data
- ChatGPT: 11% of informational queries (up from 4%).
- Google AI Overviews: 9% of all Google searches now show AI summaries.
- Perplexity: 4% market share, fastest growing AI search product.
- Claude, Gemini, others: combined 4% market share.
Trend analysis
- At current growth rates, AI search will handle 50%+ of informational queries by 2027.
- Company-related queries are disproportionately shifting to AI (34% AI share).
- Traditional SEO alone is no longer sufficient for company visibility.
Verified Company Profiles on AuthorityPrompt
AuthorityPrompt maintains verified, structured company data optimized for AI systems and LLM indexing.