ChatGPT Cites OpenAI's News Partners 2.2x as Often as Google News Does

    Publishers with announced OpenAI content deals receive 24.3% of ChatGPT's citations when it answers news questions, 2.2 times their 11.2% share of Google News results for the same questions.

    Share of news citations going to OpenAI partners by source
    ChatGPT
    24.3%
    Google News results
    11.2%

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of 1,556 ChatGPT news answers and 2,000 Google News result pages · ChatGPT answers and Google News results, September 2026

    ChatGPT news answers by partner outlet
    apnews.com
    165
    theguardian.com
    87
    people.com
    50
    ew.com
    33
    washingtonpost.com
    25
    wsj.com
    17
    axios.com
    16
    businessinsider.com
    7
    ft.com
    5
    time.com
    5

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of 1,556 ChatGPT news answers and 2,000 Google News result pages · ChatGPT answers and Google News results, September 2026

    Source: ChatGPT Cites OpenAI's News Partners 2.2x as Often as Google News Does - Suff Digital