OpenAI’s ChatGPT to hit 700 million weekly users, up 4x from last year
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The milestone follows a $8.3 billion raise from top investors, including Dragoneer Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital.
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Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOpenAI is set to hit 700 million weekly active users for ChatGPT this week, up from 500 million in March, marking a more than fourfold year-over-year surge in growth, the company said Monday.The figure spans all ChatGPT artificial intelligence ducts — free, Plus , Enterprise, Team, and Edu — and comes as daily user messages surpassed 3 billion, according to the company
The growth rate is also accelerating, compared with 2.5 times year-over-year growth at this time last year."Every day, people and teams are learning, creating, and solving harder blems," said Nick Turley, VP of duct for ChatGPT, in announcing the benchmark.OpenAI now has 5 million paying users on ChatGPT, up from 3 million in June, as enterprises and educators increasingly integrate AI tools.Read more CNBC newsNvidia's set to regain some China access
But it still faces eroding AI chip market Ethereum turns 10: From scrappy experiment to Wall Street's invisible backboneGoogle has dropped more than 50 DEI-related organizations from one of its funding listsAmazon stock sinks after earnings: Here are the key takeawaysThe milestone s news last week that OpenAI has secured $8.3 billion from a syndicate of top investors — including Dragoneer Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, Altimeter Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global Management, Thrive Capital, Blackstone, TPG, T
Rowe Price, and Fidelity.The investment is part of a SoftBank-led $40 billion fundraising round, according to a person familiar with the deal, who asked not to be named in order to discuss financial information
The raise was ahead of schedule and was five times overd.OpenAI's annual recurring revenue is now at $13 billion, up from $10 billion in June, with the company on track to surpass $20 billion by year-end.The fresh capital and usage growth underscore surging investor appetite for AI platforms as competition heats up
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