Category · United States
Communications
747.8K estimated AI asks a month. AI answers name 90 brands with no clear leader, show native product carousels in 29.4% of AI Mode and 4.8% of ChatGPT answers, and carry ads in 71.4% of ChatGPT answers.
Taxonomy #262Level 2n = 42 answers42 promptsupdated Oct 28, 2026AI Mode21ChatGPT21
AI demand / mo
747.8K
1.8M Google searches
CPC $5.39 · High comp.
12-month trend
−30%
Peak Oct
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Brands seen
90
Fragmented · HHI 139
n = 21 answers
Native catalog
AI Mode29.4%
ChatGPT4.8%
26 distinct products
n = 42 answers
Ad rate
71.4%ChatGPT
20 ads · 15 advertisers
n = 21 answers
Opportunity
75
High
75 / 100
- Demand
- p82
- Open
- 89
- Ads
- 71
n = 42 answers
Subcategories
9 subcategories · size = AI demand · colour = opportunity
88Telephony76%568.4K AI asks / mo76Communication Radios16.3%122.2K AI asks / mo70Pagers3.4%25.1K AI asks / mo18Intercoms2.2%16.8K AI asks / mo51Video Conferencing1%
1 subcategory without search demand data is listed in the .
What AI answers show
Brands, stores, products, ads and sources in the sampled answers
n = 42 answers42 promptsOct 28, 2026
Brands AI recommends
Share of brand mentions in Communications answers
n = 21 answersGoogle AI Mode and AI Overviews answers
Market concentrationFragmented
FragmentedModerateConcentrated
HHI 139Leader 4.8%Top 3 10.6%
Fragmented: no brand dominates. The top 3 hold 10.6% of mentions; the leader 4.8%.
Answers behind the ranking
Product categories: Google answers only, for now
- Google AI Mode21