The news: Google Chrome could soon face intensified competition from OpenAI and Perplexity.
- On Wednesday, Perplexity launched its long-awaited agentic AI browser, Comet. It’s currently exclusive to subscribers on its $200-per-month Max plan, but other users can sign up on a waitlist.
- OpenAI is expected to launch its own browser in the coming weeks, per Reuters, bringing more AI tools to its over 400 million weekly ChatGPT users.
Why it matters: AI tools like chatbots already pose a major threat to Google search dominance. Fully featured AI browsers could make it even harder for Chrome to maintain its market share.
- Google’s global web visits declined 1% YoY in April, according to Similarweb data published by Adweek. In contrast, ChatGPT saw 182% growth and Perplexity saw 181%.