Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the AUS AI / Machine Learning category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.
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How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.
| Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 19.8036563338 |
| 80.1963436662 |
A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.
| Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 38 |
| 62 |
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Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.
| Domain | Share of clicks |
|---|---|
| chatgpt.com | 98.5 |
| adobe.com | 0.26 |
| grammarly.com | 0.25 |
| google.com | 0.2 |
| zerogpt.com | 0.11 |
| ibm.com | 0.09 |
| chatbotapp.ai | 0.06 |
| quillbot.com | 0.05 |
| openart.ai | 0.05 |
| davinci.ai | 0.04 |
| others | 0.39 |
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Grammarly and Adobe lead with 25% and 26% click share, respectively. Google follows at 20%, while ‘others’ collectively hold 39%.
Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month.
| Date | chatgpt.com | chatbotapp.ai | ibm.com | adobe.com | lovable.dev | davinci.ai | claude.ai | aws.amazon.com | google.com | grammarly.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/08/01 | 37.57% | 0.28% | 4.81% | 6.35% | 2.58% | 2.46% | 3.11% | 5.46% | 1.57% | 1.2% |
| 2026/08/02 | 29.29% | 0.41% | 8.3% | 5.23% | 3.03% | 2.05% | 3.59% | 3.69% | 12.25% | 3.83% |
| 2026/08/03 | 48.04% | 0.41% | 0.58% | 2.82% | 2.2% | 1.24% | 1.09% | 2.13% | 20.51% | 0.91% |
| 2026/08/04 | 35.48% | 0.15% | 7.69% | 3.23% | 1.01% | 1.13% | 2.95% | 3.42% | 16.03% | 3.3% |
| 2026/08/05 | 43.93% | 7.84% | 5.78% | 4.83% | 1.1% | 0.97% | 0.13% | 0.85% | 11.04% | 3.11% |
| 2026/08/06 | 49.34% | 7.67% | 6.38% | 4.86% | 1.47% | 1.44% | 0.54% | 2.18% | 2.11% | 3.35% |
| 2026/08/07 | 48.52% | 9.15% | 4.12% | 2.62% | 1.18% | 0.93% | 0.62% | 0.48% | 11.75% | 2.98% |
| 2026/08/08 | 46.06% | 8.77% | 5.31% | 3.67% | 1.85% | 2.18% | 0.87% | 0.52% | 1.43% | 3.87% |
| 2026/08/09 | 54.16% | 10.01% | 2.81% | 2.21% | 1.12% | 0.75% | 0.39% | 0.69% | 12.56% | 0.76% |
| 2026/08/10 | 70.11% | 0.14% | 2.61% | 3.76% | 0.69% | 0.9% | 0.63% | 0.29% | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| 2026/08/11 | 46.69% | 0.09% | 4.83% | 5.58% | 1.52% | 2.07% | 0.92% | 0.54% | 2.91% | 7.19% |
| 2026/08/12 | 37.43% | 0.24% | 18.23% | 6.4% | 1.42% | 2.17% | 1.91% | 2.03% | 1.9% | 4.16% |
| 2026/08/13 | 64.31% | 0.01% | 4.96% | 4.31% | 0.94% | 1.22% | 1.91% | 0.55% | 1.61% | 2.46% |
| 2026/08/14 | 65.53% | 0.01% | 4.72% | 4.45% | 0.77% | 1.97% | 1.79% | 0.98% | 1.14% | 1.37% |
| 2026/08/15 | 70.46% | 0.35% | 5.15% | 3.22% | 0.89% | 2.44% | 2.25% | 0.01% | 0.7% | 1.34% |
| 2026/08/16 | 76.79% | 0% | 2.36% | 2.57% | 0.68% | 1.88% | 1.79% | 0.4% | 0.77% | 1.06% |
| 2026/08/17 | 71.82% | 0% | 8.03% | 2.65% | 1% | 1.29% | 1.36% | 1.36% | 1.27% | 0.42% |
| 2026/08/18 | 63.24% | 0% | 7.36% | 2.08% | 1.03% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 1.76% | 0.83% | 2.26% |
| 2026/08/19 | 75.58% | 0.11% | 1.76% | 2.67% | 2% | 1.72% | 0.61% | 1.17% | 1.65% | 0.12% |
| 2026/08/20 | 65.99% | 4.23% | 4.76% | 4.81% | 1.24% | 1.13% | 0.94% | 0.37% | 1.18% | 1.87% |
| 2026/08/21 | 58.46% | 0.01% | 3.61% | 4.25% | 2.49% | 1.73% | 1.13% | 0.65% | 2.34% | 3.77% |
| 2026/08/22 | 59.02% | 3.72% | 3.94% | 2.28% | 1.6% | 0.43% | 1.33% | 1.22% | 2.2% | 2.06% |
| 2026/08/23 | 61.89% | 0% | 4.72% | 3.65% | 1.23% | 0.29% | 0.37% | 0.19% | 2.3% | 2.94% |
| 2026/08/24 | 53.27% | 8.96% | 4.48% | 2.88% | 2.08% | 0.65% | 1.02% | 0.23% | 1.55% | 2.44% |
| 2026/08/25 | 61.2% | 0.21% | 4.22% | 3.87% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.35% | 1.53% | 2.06% | 3.21% |
| 2026/08/26 | 63.87% | 4.01% | 4.16% | 3.88% | 1.86% | 1.21% | 0.58% | 1.75% | 2.07% | 2.21% |
| 2026/08/27 | 62.81% | 0% | 6.92% | 6.31% | 1.78% | 1.37% | 1.04% | 0.7% | 2% | 2.4% |
| 2026/08/28 | 65.32% | 3.93% | 0.33% | 4.09% | 1.79% | 2.23% | 0.81% | 0.72% | 1.33% | 1.7% |
| 2026/08/29 | 61.32% | 5.15% | 1.17% | 8.34% | 1.68% | 0.97% | 1.62% | 1.12% | 1.63% | 0.01% |
| 2026/08/30 | 66.18% | 0.02% | 4.14% | 4.31% | 2.02% | 0.78% | 2.17% | 0.84% | 1.38% | 1.09% |
| 2026/08/31 | 56.52% | 5.29% | 3.46% | 3.3% | 2% | 1.82% | 1.77% | 1.3% | 1.13% | 0.92% |
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In August 2026, ChatGPT.com dominated PPC spend, peaking at 76.79% on the 16th. Chatbotapp.ai saw fluctuations, with a high of 10.01% on the 9th. IBM.com and Adobe.com maintained steady shares, while Google.com spiked early in the month. The month concluded with ChatGPT.com leading, followed by consistent performances from other domains.
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| Date | Competitor Count |
|---|---|
| 2026/08/01 | 226 |
| 2026/08/02 | 232 |
| 2026/08/03 | 235 |
| 2026/08/04 | 226 |
| 2026/08/05 | 193 |
| 2026/08/06 | 179 |
| 2026/08/07 | 183 |
| 2026/08/08 | 169 |
| 2026/08/09 | 179 |
| 2026/08/10 | 185 |
| 2026/08/11 | 195 |
| 2026/08/12 | 193 |
| 2026/08/13 | 178 |
| 2026/08/14 | 174 |
| 2026/08/15 | 156 |
| 2026/08/16 | 162 |
| 2026/08/17 | 155 |
| 2026/08/18 | 159 |
| 2026/08/19 | 143 |
| 2026/08/20 | 155 |
| 2026/08/21 | 167 |
| 2026/08/22 | 160 |
| 2026/08/23 | 162 |
| 2026/08/24 | 168 |
| 2026/08/25 | 164 |
| 2026/08/26 | 158 |
| 2026/08/27 | 151 |
| 2026/08/28 | 162 |
| 2026/08/29 | 157 |
| 2026/08/30 | 168 |
| 2026/08/31 | 181 |
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August began with 226 advertisers, peaking at 235 on the 3rd. A decline followed, reaching 143 on the 19th. The month concluded with a slight recovery to 181.
Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.
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Chatgpt.com surged with a 0.48 increase, while google.com dropped by 0.17. Other notable declines include grammarly.com at -0.13 and ibm.com at -0.05.
Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.
| Date | chatgpt.com | chatbotapp.ai | adobe.com | grammarly.com | ibm.com | davinci.ai | google.com | openart.ai | claude.ai | zerogpt.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/08/01 | 87.75% | 0.08% | 1.6% | 0.77% | 1.32% | 0.5% | 0.52% | 0.47% | 0.65% | 0% |
| 2026/08/02 | 77.27% | 0.11% | 1.36% | 2.63% | 1.53% | 0.53% | 9.03% | 0.73% | 0.78% | 0.37% |
| 2026/08/03 | 83.58% | 0.08% | 0.52% | 0.5% | 0.05% | 0.22% | 11.38% | 0.3% | 0.13% | 0.24% |
| 2026/08/04 | 75.71% | 0.06% | 0.94% | 2.22% | 1.38% | 0.31% | 12.7% | 0.38% | 0.56% | 0.28% |
| 2026/08/05 | 82.73% | 1.66% | 1.23% | 1.82% | 0.87% | 0.23% | 7.28% | 0.37% | 0.01% | 0.72% |
| 2026/08/06 | 90.28% | 1.32% | 1% | 1.8% | 0.66% | 0.33% | 0.64% | 0.2% | 0.08% | 0.36% |
| 2026/08/07 | 84.89% | 1.7% | 0.58% | 1.56% | 0.53% | 0.25% | 7.27% | 0.18% | 0.06% | 0.62% |
| 2026/08/08 | 90.33% | 1.45% | 0.65% | 1.59% | 0.61% | 0.36% | 0.33% | 0.28% | 0.08% | 0.79% |
| 2026/08/09 | 88.01% | 1.69% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.47% | 0.12% | 6.97% | 0.22% | 0.03% | 0% |
| 2026/08/10 | 95.47% | 0.05% | 0.49% | 1.3% | 0.25% | 0.11% | 0.51% | 0.12% | 0.03% | 0.32% |
| 2026/08/11 | 84.76% | 0.05% | 1.56% | 5.46% | 0.73% | 0.57% | 1.12% | 0.38% | 0.11% | 0.91% |
| 2026/08/12 | 87.48% | 0.15% | 1.31% | 2.8% | 2.92% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 0.36% | 0.25% | 0.93% |
| 2026/08/13 | 95.19% | 0% | 0.64% | 0.84% | 0.37% | 0.18% | 0.32% | 0.17% | 0.14% | 0.42% |
| 2026/08/14 | 94.84% | 0% | 0.68% | 0.47% | 0.4% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.21% | 0.13% | 0.92% |
| 2026/08/15 | 96.33% | 0.08% | 0.45% | 0.44% | 0.42% | 0.35% | 0.15% | 0.25% | 0.21% | 0% |
| 2026/08/16 | 97.62% | 0% | 0.33% | 0.31% | 0.1% | 0.25% | 0.15% | 0.27% | 0.13% | 0% |
| 2026/08/17 | 96.42% | 0% | 0.38% | 0.28% | 0.99% | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.25% | 0.1% | 0% |
| 2026/08/18 | 94.67% | 0% | 0.34% | 0.9% | 0.74% | 0.24% | 0.18% | 0.26% | 0.27% | 0% |
| 2026/08/19 | 97.69% | 0.02% | 0.31% | 0.01% | 0.11% | 0.2% | 0.26% | 0.2% | 0.04% | 0% |
| 2026/08/20 | 94.79% | 0.63% | 0.75% | 0.7% | 0.59% | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.17% | 0.08% | 0% |
| 2026/08/21 | 93.31% | 0.01% | 0.69% | 1.48% | 0.33% | 0.26% | 0.59% | 0.22% | 0.1% | 0% |
| 2026/08/22 | 93.37% | 0.54% | 0.33% | 0.75% | 0.39% | 0.06% | 0.53% | 0.14% | 0.09% | 1.11% |
| 2026/08/23 | 93.89% | 0% | 0.51% | 1.49% | 0.42% | 0.04% | 0.55% | 0.16% | 0.04% | 0% |
| 2026/08/24 | 91.87% | 1.66% | 0.54% | 1.1% | 0.49% | 0.12% | 0.45% | 0.23% | 0.09% | 0% |
| 2026/08/25 | 94.06% | 0.14% | 0.64% | 1.53% | 0.43% | 0.17% | 0.44% | 0.15% | 0.11% | 0% |
| 2026/08/26 | 95.07% | 0.55% | 0.66% | 0.76% | 0.32% | 0.15% | 0.42% | 0.2% | 0.03% | 0.38% |
| 2026/08/27 | 94.05% | 0% | 1.02% | 0.91% | 0.73% | 0.2% | 0.43% | 0.26% | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| 2026/08/28 | 95.13% | 0.55% | 0.63% | 0.6% | 0.02% | 0.3% | 0.27% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.3% |
| 2026/08/29 | 94.08% | 0.75% | 1.38% | 0% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.36% | 0.15% | 0.11% | 1.24% |
| 2026/08/30 | 95.67% | 0.01% | 0.69% | 0.36% | 0.38% | 0.12% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.14% | 0.35% |
| 2026/08/31 | 93.29% | 0.85% | 0.63% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.3% | 0.29% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0% |
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Chatgpt.com dominated August with a steady rise, peaking at 97.69% on the 19th. Chatbotapp.ai fluctuated, ending at 0.85%. Adobe.com and Grammarly.com showed varied trends, while Google.com spiked early, then stabilized.
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