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Any new sources on the billion users of OpenAI? I know they hit 100 million users pretty quickly, but has any new data come out on subscribers and MAU of free u

Any new sources on the billion users of OpenAI? I know they hit 100 million users pretty quickly, but has any new data come out on subscribers and MAU of free users?

nologic01 3y ago
Maybe Meta is using it and thus implicitly its billions of active daily users?
nwienert 3y ago
It’s completely made up and untrue. Think about it, a billion users is 1/7 of all people on earth. If you assume that number has to be at least 3x in the US (extremely conservative, given we’re incredibly rich and at least 100x more exposed to it in media than most of the world), you’d have to expect that basically 40% of people you know are actively using it. Impossible. My extended circle which leans tech overall is maybe 4%. And many just tried it and aren’t really actively using it. They’re counting numbers very funny.
- siva7 3y ago
  1B is a reasonable number as it is imaginable that 1 in 7 people on earth tried to use GPT (through ChatGPT or Bing) at some time over the past 6 months. It is undoubtly the fastest growing commercial product in history.
  - nwienert 3y ago
    Not a chance, these numbers are so heavily quadruple counted and biased, and even if they try it once it’s not an active user. Again if you think it’s that common you live in a bubble. Half the population is above 45, and it’s not above 2% for that cohort they barely hear about it on the news and have no idea how to even sign up for it.
    - marcus_holmes 3y ago
      I witnessed a middle-aged mum walking a pram talking to her son or husband about GPT. Haven't had that kind of moment since 1995 and the rapid uptake of email. Having seen this before, I don't think the numbers are incredible. Everyone I know has signed up for an OpenAI account, and probably 25% are paying for one. Granted I'm in the HN bubble, but this is so 1995.
- darkwizard42 3y ago
  I also have my doubts. Meta, with three near ubiquitous products (FB, Instagram, Whatsapp) had trouble reaching 1B MAU so I have questions on this figure.

Any new sources on the billion users of OpenAI? I know they hit 100 million users pretty quickly, but has any new data come out on subscribers and MAU of free users?

nologic01 3y ago

Maybe Meta is using it and thus implicitly its billions of active daily users?

nwienert 3y ago

It’s completely made up and untrue. Think about it, a billion users is 1/7 of all people on earth. If you assume that number has to be at least 3x in the US (extremely conservative, given we’re incredibly rich and at least 100x more exposed to it in media than most of the world), you’d have to expect that basically 40% of people you know are actively using it. Impossible. My extended circle which leans tech overall is maybe 4%. And many just tried it and aren’t really actively using it. They’re counting numbers very funny.

siva7 3y ago
1B is a reasonable number as it is imaginable that 1 in 7 people on earth tried to use GPT (through ChatGPT or Bing) at some time over the past 6 months. It is undoubtly the fastest growing commercial product in history.
- nwienert 3y ago
  Not a chance, these numbers are so heavily quadruple counted and biased, and even if they try it once it’s not an active user. Again if you think it’s that common you live in a bubble. Half the population is above 45, and it’s not above 2% for that cohort they barely hear about it on the news and have no idea how to even sign up for it.
  - marcus_holmes 3y ago
    I witnessed a middle-aged mum walking a pram talking to her son or husband about GPT. Haven't had that kind of moment since 1995 and the rapid uptake of email. Having seen this before, I don't think the numbers are incredible. Everyone I know has signed up for an OpenAI account, and probably 25% are paying for one. Granted I'm in the HN bubble, but this is so 1995.
darkwizard42 3y ago
I also have my doubts. Meta, with three near ubiquitous products (FB, Instagram, Whatsapp) had trouble reaching 1B MAU so I have questions on this figure.