Telecom & Internet ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about telecom & internet topics. Across 6,105 conversations in 63 sub-niches, ChatGPT showed 5,999 ads from 348 advertisers after the follow-up message. Most often shown: Lyca Mobile USA, Optimum and Xfinity Special.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Top advertisers in Telecom & Internet
top 30 of 348Share of the industry’s shown ads, across all its sub-niches.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyca Mobile USA | 998 | 16.6% |
| 2 | Optimum | 431 | 7.2% |
| 3 | Xfinity Special | 296 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Visible by Verizon | 277 | 4.6% |
| 5 | tapo.com | 232 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Airalo | 183 | 3.1% |
| 7 | Holafly Plans | 183 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Ericsson | 179 | 3.0% |
| 9 | StandUp Wireless | 159 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Tello Mobile | 140 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Aura Consolidated Group | 133 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Fubo | 120 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Wisepal | 112 | 1.9% |
| 14 | SmarterHome.ai | 104 | 1.7% |
| 15 | AT&T Mobility | 103 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Spectrum | 103 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Rocket Money | 101 | 1.7% |
| 18 | orangehardwares.com | 93 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Consumer Rating | 85 | 1.4% |
| 20 | Red River Technology | 81 | 1.4% |
| 21 | temu.com | 72 | 1.2% |
| 22 | SimbaSIM | 66 | 1.1% |
| 23 | BroadbandNow | 63 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Miles IT | 59 | 1.0% |
| 25 | PureTalk | 59 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Brightspeed | 54 | 0.9% |
| 27 | WilsonAmplifiers | 54 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Top10.com | 52 | 0.9% |
| 29 | unlockbase.com | 51 | 0.9% |
| 30 | YOLLA CALLS INTERNATIONAL | 45 | 0.8% |
318 more advertisers shared the other 1,307 shown ads.
4 shown product ads (<0.1%) did not name the merchant and are not ranked.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 5,714 | 95.2% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 285 | 4.8% |
Shopping ads include 4 ads that our export labels as text ads but that showed only a price where a headline would be.
Telecom & Internet sub-niches
63 sub-nichesEvery sub-niche in our capture, by ads shown. The 40 with at least 50 shown ads have their own page.
Share by question type
How the conversations were asked, and each kind’s share of the industry’s shown ads.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 1,194 | 19.9% |
| Long scenario | 910 | 15.2% |
| Price | 917 | 15.3% |
| Comparison | 917 | 15.3% |
| Fix or choose | 894 | 14.9% |
| Worth it | 598 | 10.0% |
| Short search | 569 | 9.5% |
Example Telecom & Internet ads
12 adsThe most frequent distinct ads, one per advertiser.
- Xfinity SpecialText ad
Xfinity® Internet deals from $40/mo
Shown 296 times
- Lyca Mobile USAText ad
Budget-Friendly Wireless, Real Data
Shown 190 times
- tapo.comText ad
TP-Link Systems Inc.
AXE5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E Mesh System
Shown 153 times
- Tello MobileText ad
Tello Mobile Phone Plans
Shown 120 times
- Holafly PlansText ad
Unlimited data. Always.
Shown 104 times
- Rocket MoneyText ad
Cancel unwanted subscriptions
Shown 100 times
- EricssonText ad
Open Sites Faster
Shown 94 times
- OptimumText ad
Optimum® New Customer Internet Deals
Shown 87 times
- Visible by VerizonText ad
Visible by Verizon
Shown 87 times
- StandUp WirelessText ad
Unlimited Voice. Unlimited Texts.
Shown 83 times
- WisepalText ad
Stop Overpaying On Your Cell Phone
Shown 82 times
- AiraloText ad
Travel eSIM for China
Shown 80 times
Example conversations
8 examplesIn a conversation that began “atsc 3.0 vs atsc 1.0 picture quality”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from trymagicbox.com.
Text ad: “Watch Live TV”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 11:19 ET
In a conversation that began “best unlimited plan on at&t's network for someone in rural kentucky”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Consumer Rating.
Text ad: “Best Unlimited Phone Plans”
Best for question · Oct 3, 22:51 ET
In a conversation that began “internet loyalty discount”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Wisepal.
Text ad: “Skip the Cable Call”
Short search question · Oct 4, 11:22 ET
In a conversation that began “is trading in my phone worth it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from wcell.com.
Text ad: “WCell”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 23:30 ET
In a conversation that began “best internet for a coffee shop with guest wifi”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Ericsson.
Text ad: “Open Sites Faster”
Best for question · Oct 3, 23:10 ET
In a conversation that began “how do i get my phone unlocked fast before a trip abroad next week”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from SimbaSIM.
Text ad: “Built for Travellers”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:33 ET
In a conversation that began “how much should i expect to pay for 20gb of esim data for two weeks in europe”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Airalo.
Text ad: “Travel eSIM for Europe”
Price question · Oct 3, 22:34 ET
In a conversation that began “business internet price per month”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Lumen.
Text ad: “Lumen®”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:08 ET
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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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