# Commerce and ads: the trend by quarter

Shopping, payments, advertising. Counted from the record's checked claims since 2023; * is the quarter in progress, to date. One domain: ?in=ai or ?in=tech. Trends: [/trends.md](/trends.md), [/trends/tech.md](/trends/tech.md).

| Quarter | Claims |
|---|---:|
| 2026-Q4* | 5 of 198 updates (3%) |
| 2026-Q3 | 8 of 284 updates (3%) |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 of 100 updates (1%) |

## Claims, newest first (14 since 2023)

- [Amazon Alexa](/record/amazon-alexa.md) | feature_added | 100+ shopping capabilities | valid 2026-10-29 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_A89C03178E53](/claim/clm_A89C03178E53.md)
- [Google](/record/google.md) | launched | Google Marketing Platform Drops | valid 2026-10-22 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_0E2E0B467D10](/claim/clm_0E2E0B467D10.md)
- [Gemini](/record/gemini.md) | feature_added | Business landing page | valid 2026-10-20 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_377900A710D1](/claim/clm_377900A710D1.md)
- [Stripe](/record/stripe.md) | feature_added | Stripe Global Payouts | valid 2026-10-16 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_F2899E6B768D](/claim/clm_F2899E6B768D.md)
- [ChatGPT](/record/chatgpt.md) | feature_added | New visual ad format | valid 2026-10-05 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_9A573922D612](/claim/clm_9A573922D612.md)
- [Open USD](/record/open-usd.md) | released | Open USD | valid 2026-09-30 to present | conf 0.50 | unverified | [clm_8B347B6F9DCC](/claim/clm_8B347B6F9DCC.md)
- [Stripe](/record/stripe.md) | launched | OUSD | valid 2026-09-30 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_FCF8C905525A](/claim/clm_FCF8C905525A.md)
- [Meta Platforms](/record/meta.md) | launched | Muse for Small Business | valid 2026-09-29 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_880B704CB3A4](/claim/clm_880B704CB3A4.md)
- [Meta Platforms](/record/meta.md) | launched | Meta Enterprise Platform | valid 2026-09-28 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_31E9C55F62FB](/claim/clm_31E9C55F62FB.md)
- [OpenAI](/record/openai.md) | launched | Sponsored Agents | valid 2026-09-16 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_34715C321857](/claim/clm_34715C321857.md)
- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | feature_added | Bill payments | valid 2026-09-03 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_6E841BEEF74E](/claim/clm_6E841BEEF74E.md)
- [Brave Software](/record/brave-software.md) | feature_added | Agentic payments | valid 2026-07-09 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_3E1AE3B0AFD9](/claim/clm_3E1AE3B0AFD9.md)
- [DuckDuckGo](/record/duckduckgo.md) | feature_added | YouTube ad blocking | valid 2026-07-08 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_1338BE5D04C0](/claim/clm_1338BE5D04C0.md)
- [Stripe](/record/stripe.md) | released | Machine Payments Protocol | valid 2026-03-18 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_A0B8C4B44EF1](/claim/clm_A0B8C4B44EF1.md)

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