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Google expands AI Mode ads to at least 10 more countries, adds follow-up ads in U.S.

Google expands AI Mode ads to at least 10 more countries, adds follow-up ads in U.S.
Image: Search Engine Journal

Advertisers still cannot see AI Mode results separately, and Brazil, Mexico and the U.K. are slated for Q4 2026.

Source: Search Engine Journal

Google is expanding ads in AI Mode to new English-language markets and launching multiturn ads in the U.S., Search Engine Journal reported. Google shared the update from its Google Ads X account on November 9. SEJ described the expansion as more than 10 new countries, while noting that Google's October announcement named 10 additional countries. Google also plans to bring the ads to Brazil, Mexico and the United Kingdom in Q4 2026, and its documentation says Pakistan supports text ads only.

Multiturn ads can appear on follow-up questions within an AI Mode conversation when it has commercial relevance. According to Google's advertiser documentation, ads can match a query directly or draw on context from both the question and the AI response. Google has not said when multiturn ads will expand beyond the U.S. In a LinkedIn post, Dan Taylor said people ask longer, more exploratory questions in AI Mode, many of them upper-funnel queries with commercial intent.

Eligible campaigns can already participate, but Google's reporting documentation says AI Mode impressions, clicks, conversions and costs are folded into standard campaign reporting. Search terms are combined with other traffic and may approximate the user's intent, so advertisers cannot calculate an AI Mode-specific CPA or ROAS, SEJ reported.

Read the full article at Search Engine Journal

Our take

Your search spend is now reaching shoppers inside AI conversations in more markets, but you cannot measure that slice on its own.

  • Tell stakeholders that AI Mode results sit inside campaign totals.
  • Review search terms and conversion quality closely after the rollout reaches your markets.
  • Ask Google reps when separate AI Mode reporting is coming; no date has been given.

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Key takeaways

  1. Google adds AI Mode ads in at least 10 more English-language countries
  2. Multiturn ads on follow-up questions launch in the U.S. first
  3. AI Mode results are blended into campaign totals with no separate CPA or ROAS