27% of the brand websites ChatGPT recommends and links to in its answers showed no paid Google keywords in September 2026, including purina.com, cerave.com and trello.com. Their place in ChatGPT's answers did not depend on search ads.
Source: Suff Digital analysis of 121 brand websites recommended by ChatGPT · ChatGPT answers and Google paid search keyword data, September 2026
Source: 27% of Brand Sites ChatGPT Links Show No Paid Google Keywords - Suff Digital