Press kit · Malaysian AI Index No. 1 · September 2026
One in four businesses ChatGPT names survives a change of language
We asked ChatGPT for the best dentist, aesthetic clinic and renovation contractor in 10 Malaysian cities. We asked in English, Malay and Chinese.
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Four figures to quote
248 businesses named, 62 in every language
1 in 462 of the 248 businesses ChatGPT named came back in English, Malay and Chinese.
50%124 of the 248 were named in one language only.
41%English and Malay, asked the same day, shared 88 of 214 names.
8 of 24searches put the same business first in all three languages.
The chart
Dentists held steadiest. Renovation moved the most.
Dentists: 32 of 94 named in all three (34%). Renovation: 21 of 117 (18%).
Cite this
One line to credit the index
Dijumpai, Malaysian AI Index No. 1, September 2026. ChatGPT read 24 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026. https://dijumpai.com/malaysian-ai-index/2026-09
Published 29 Sep 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0, so you may republish with credit.
Method
How we asked and how we counted
| Item | What we did |
|---|---|
| The engine | ChatGPT, one read per question, 24 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026. |
| The trades | Dental clinic, aesthetic clinic, renovation contractor. |
| The cities | 10: Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Melaka, Penang, Petaling Jaya, Seremban, Shah Alam. |
| The languages | English, Malay and Chinese. Example: "best dental clinic in Ipoh", "klinik gigi terbaik di Ipoh", "怡保牙医推荐". |
| The count | 24 trade and city searches, each asked in three languages. One business counts once per city. |
| The limits | Single reads, one engine. Another day or account can give other names. |
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