Category · United States
Cameras & Optics
830.1K estimated AI asks a month. AI answers name 111 brands with no clear leader, show native product carousels in 20.5% of AI Mode and 22.7% of ChatGPT answers, and carry ads in 56.8% of ChatGPT answers.
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AI demand / mo
830.1K
2M Google searches
CPC $2.28 · High comp.
12-month trend
−15%
Peak Nov
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Brands seen
111
Fragmented · HHI 171
n = 44 answers
Native catalog
AI Mode20.5%
ChatGPT22.7%
60 distinct products
n = 88 answers
Ad rate
56.8%ChatGPT
28 ads · 20+ advertisers
n = 44 answers
Opportunity
13
Low
13 / 100
- Demand
- p19
- Open
- 85
- Ads
- 57
n = 88 answers
Subcategories
4 subcategories · size = AI demand · colour = opportunity
66Cameras60.3%500.7K AI asks / mo35Optics21.5%178.6K AI asks / mo50Camera & Optic Accessories15.3%127K AI asks / moPhotography
What AI answers show
Brands, stores, products, ads and sources in the sampled answers
n = 88 answers88 promptsOct 28, 2026
Brands AI recommends
Share of brand mentions in Cameras & Optics answers
n = 44 answersGoogle AI Mode and AI Overviews answers
Market concentrationFragmented
FragmentedModerateConcentrated
HHI 171Leader 7.5%Top 3 15.1%
Fragmented: no brand dominates. The top 3 hold 15.1% of mentions; the leader 7.5%.
Answers behind the ranking
Product categories: Google answers only, for now
- Google AI Mode44