External Hard Drives ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about External Hard Drives. We recorded 151 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 139 ads from 47 advertisers. Most often shown: temu.com, kellards.com and Box.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in External Hard Drives conversations
top 25 of 47Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 139 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | temu.com | 26 | 18.7% |
| 2 | kellards.com | 11 | 7.9% |
| 3 | Box | 9 | 6.5% |
| 4 | orangehardwares.com | 8 | 5.8% |
| 5 | WinZip | 8 | 5.8% |
| 6 | Zoho | 7 | 5.0% |
| 7 | Newegg | 6 | 4.3% |
| 8 | Suite Studios | 6 | 4.3% |
| 9 | pchelpsoft.com | 5 | 3.6% |
| 10 | ESET | 3 | 2.2% |
| 11 | GetApp | 3 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Guitar Center | 3 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Miles IT | 3 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Bitwarden | 2 | 1.4% |
| 15 | CrashPlan | 2 | 1.4% |
| 16 | Dropbox | 2 | 1.4% |
| 17 | quickshipelectronics | 2 | 1.4% |
| 18 | Tailscale | 2 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Tierpoint | 2 | 1.4% |
| 20 | top5best.com | 2 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Ace Cloud Hosting | 1 | 0.7% |
| 22 | ALOGIC USA | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Aqua-Amp | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Aura Consolidated Group | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Ceeva | 1 | 0.7% |
22 more advertisers shared the other 22 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 83 | 59.7% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 56 | 40.3% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- WinZipText ad
Free WinZip Download
Shown 8 times
- ZohoText ad
Cloud Storage Platform for Businesses
Shown 6 times
- kellards.comShopping ad
Glyph Atom Pro, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 3
$399.99
Shown 6 times
- Suite StudiosText ad
Make S3 an Active Drive
Shown 4 times
- temu.comShopping ad
Samsung Portable SSD 2TB, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Up to 1,050 MB/s
$438.32
Shown 3 times
- Miles ITText ad
Looking for a Top-Rated IT Company?
Shown 3 times
- GetAppText ad
Free Top Software List
Shown 3 times
- BoxText ad
Get 14 Days Free
Shown 3 times
- quickshipelectronicsText ad
Open-Box Tech Deals
Shown 2 times
- pchelpsoft.comText ad
PC Cleaner - Avanquest Software
Clean Up Your Hard Drive
Shown 2 times
- ESETText ad
ESET® Smart Home Protection
Shown 2 times
- BitwardenText ad
Bitwarden Password Manager
Shown 2 times
Example conversations
12 examplesChosen to cover different advertisers and question types. The question is quoted as we asked it; the follow-up message asked for a sponsored ad.
In a conversation that began “best external ssd for running games off usb on a gaming laptop with a small internal drive”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from kellards.com.
Shopping ad: Glyph Atom Pro, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 3 · $399.99
Best for question · Oct 3, 23:58 ET
In a conversation that began “best external drive for expanding storage on a macbook air with only 256gb inside”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Discount Mugs.
Text ad: “7-in-1 Anker® USB-C Hub”
Best for question · Oct 4, 01:41 ET
In a conversation that began “how to format a drive for mac and pc”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from WinZip.
Text ad: “Free WinZip Download”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 01:26 ET
In a conversation that began “is $149 a good price for a 2tb samsung t7 shield or should i wait for a sale”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from orangehardwares.com.
Shopping ad: SB-2TB-PRO Sabrent Rocket Pro 2TB USB 3.2 External Solid State Drive · $331.75
Price question · Oct 4, 00:33 ET
In a conversation that began “i'm going on a long trip and want to back up photos from my camera without a laptop, what drive or device can do that”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Aqua-Amp.
Text ad: “Waterproof Laptop & Starlink Mini Charger”
Long scenario question · Oct 4, 00:24 ET
In a conversation that began “i travel constantly as a photographer and need rugged storage that survives drops and weather, what drives should i get”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Newegg.
Shopping ad: WD 5TB My Passport Portable Storage External Hard Drive USB 3.2 for PC/MAC Black (WDBPKJ0050BBK-WESN) · $284.99
Long scenario question · Oct 4, 05:47 ET
In a conversation that began “is the sandisk extreme pro worth it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from temu.com.
Shopping ad: Lexar 800x Memory Card, Stable Smooth 4k Video Shooting, Ultra Fast Transfer Speed, Multiple , Ideal For Dslr… · $28.46
Worth it question · Oct 4, 01:36 ET
In a conversation that began “my external hard drive isn't showing up on my mac even though it lights up, what should i try”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Zoho.
Text ad: “Cloud Storage Platform for Businesses”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 05:41 ET
In a conversation that began “how much does it cost per terabyte for hard drives vs ssds right now”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Miles IT.
Text ad: “Looking for a Top-Rated IT Company?”
Price question · Oct 4, 00:04 ET
In a conversation that began “i'm a music producer with huge sample libraries and want a fast external drive that won't bottleneck my sessions”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Suite Studios.
Text ad: “Make S3 an Active Drive”
Long scenario question · Oct 4, 02:12 ET
In a conversation that began “i have 15 years of family photos on old laptops and phones and want a reliable way to back them all up, what should i buy”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Box.
Text ad: “Get 14 Days Free”
Long scenario question · Oct 4, 05:23 ET
In a conversation that began “best cheap external hard drive for backups”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Vision Computers.
Text ad: “Proactive PC Care”
Best for question · Oct 4, 00:03 ET
Question types
How the conversations on this topic were asked, and how many of the shown ads came from each kind.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 32 | 23.0% |
| Comparison | 20 | 14.4% |
| Price | 21 | 15.1% |
| Fix or choose | 21 | 15.1% |
| Long scenario | 22 | 15.8% |
| Short search | 14 | 10.1% |
| Worth it | 9 | 6.5% |
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How this data was captured
We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.
Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like
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