Business Internet ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Business Internet. We recorded 150 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 147 ads from 34 advertisers. Most often shown: Ericsson, Miles IT and Max Marketing Firm.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Business Internet conversations
top 25 of 34Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 147 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ericsson | 79 | 53.7% |
| 2 | Miles IT | 15 | 10.2% |
| 3 | Max Marketing Firm | 6 | 4.1% |
| 4 | Xfinity Special | 5 | 3.4% |
| 5 | Ironclad | 3 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Lumen | 3 | 2.0% |
| 7 | Brightspeed | 2 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Cato Networks | 2 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Contabo | 2 | 1.4% |
| 10 | gridpanel.net | 2 | 1.4% |
| 11 | name.com | 2 | 1.4% |
| 12 | orangehardwares.com | 2 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Red River Technology | 2 | 1.4% |
| 14 | SmarterHome.ai | 2 | 1.4% |
| 15 | 3CX USA | 1 | 0.7% |
| 16 | AT&T Mobility | 1 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Beyond Menu | 1 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Box | 1 | 0.7% |
| 19 | ClassPass Partners | 1 | 0.7% |
| 20 | cloudcovermusic.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | Contact One Call Center | 1 | 0.7% |
| 22 | Cutover | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | ESET | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | GoDaddy | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Intuit Quickbooks | 1 | 0.7% |
9 more advertisers shared the other 9 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 144 | 98.0% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 3 | 2.0% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- EricssonText ad
Open Sites Faster
Shown 55 times
- Miles ITText ad
Ready for a Better IT Company?
Shown 7 times
- Xfinity SpecialText ad
Xfinity® Internet deals from $40/mo
Shown 5 times
- LumenText ad
Lumen®
Shown 3 times
- Max Marketing FirmText ad
Turn Wi-Fi Into Leads
Shown 3 times
- IroncladText ad
Vendor Contract Review
Shown 3 times
- Cato NetworksText ad
One Network, Less Hassle
Shown 2 times
- gridpanel.netText ad
Movil LTD
GridPanel
Shown 2 times
- BrightspeedText ad
Symmetrical Fiber Internet
Shown 2 times
- ContaboText ad
VPS 4 – 8 GB, from $5.28/mo
Shown 2 times
- name.comText ad
Claim Your Domain Name At name.com
Shown 1 time
- Contact One Call CenterText ad
Contact One Call Center | 24/7 Answering Service
Shown 1 time
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 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 “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
In a conversation that began “how to separate guest and business wifi”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Red River Technology.
Text ad: “Boost Guest Wi-Fi”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 22:58 ET
In a conversation that began “is comcast business worth it if my office is just me and one employee”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from orangehardwares.com.
Shopping ad: RV130-WB-K9-G5 Cisco Small Business RV130 800Mb/s 4 x Ports 1000Base-T LAN + 1 x Port RJ-45 WAN Router · $160.59
Worth it question · Oct 3, 23:26 ET
In a conversation that began “how much is at&t business fiber for 1 gig with a static ip”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Miles IT.
Text ad: “A Top-Rated MSP, Nationwide”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:05 ET
In a conversation that began “how to get a static ip”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from gridpanel.net.
Text ad: “GridPanel”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:20 ET
In a conversation that began “is a static ip worth it for a small business running security cameras”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from ESET.
Text ad: “ESET® Smart Home Protection”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 05:05 ET
In a conversation that began “best internet setup for a restaurant that needs pos, guest wifi and online ordering”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Beyond Menu.
Text ad: “Add online ordering fast”
Best for question · Oct 3, 23:47 ET
In a conversation that began “business class internet vs a residential plan for a 3 person office, what's actually different”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Xfinity Special.
Text ad: “Xfinity® Internet deals from $40/mo”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 01:26 ET
In a conversation that began “business internet slow fix”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from SmarterHome.ai.
Text ad: “Find New Internet Today”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 03:19 ET
In a conversation that began “how to get fiber installed at a commercial building where the landlord hasn't approved it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from LANshack.com.
Text ad: “Indoor/Outdoor Pre-Terminated Fiber Assemblies”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:23 ET
In a conversation that began “how to get out of a business internet contract when moving offices”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Ironclad.
Text ad: “Vendor Contract Review”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 04:06 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 | 28 | 19.0% |
| Price | 22 | 15.0% |
| Long scenario | 23 | 15.6% |
| Comparison | 22 | 15.0% |
| Fix or choose | 22 | 15.0% |
| Short search | 15 | 10.2% |
| Worth it | 15 | 10.2% |
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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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