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They have been the fastest company ever to go from 0 to 100 million users. [0] They are also on pace to exceed $1B in revenue. [1] [0] https://www.reuters.com

by LeonM 3y ago

They have been the fastest company ever to go from 0 to 100 million users. [0] They are also on pace to exceed $1B in revenue. [1] [0] https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-faste... [1] https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-passes-1-billion-revenue-pace-as-big-companies-boost-ai-spending https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-passes-1-bill...

blibble 3y ago
both of those are either estimated or anonymous sources not credible
- Closi 3y ago
  Well they are a private company so you are going to have to evaluate it on that basis, but reuters is generally considered credible.
  - blibble 3y ago
    > Well they are a private company so you are going to have to evaluate it on that basis, but reuters is generally considered credible. well that would be good if Reuters were the source of the figure but they're not, they're simply reporting on what SimilarWeb has estimated https://www.similarweb.com/website/chatgpt.com/#technologies https://www.similarweb.com/website/chatgpt.com/#technologies and that estimate is essentially based on nothing
itsoktocry 3y ago
Are either of those things indicative of "fastest growth ever"? Maybe 100 million users, but we live in a world where it's hard to know how meaningful that is (ie Tucker's X videos getting 300 million views).
- tomjen3 3y ago
  MrBeast[0] has about 182m subscribers, and it is probably easier to get a subscriber on youtube than a user. Views are easy to inflate, I wouldn't even consider it in the same ballpark. This video[1] of Vivaldis 4 seasons has about 1/4 billion views. The shortest time to 100 million users is almost a definition of the quickest growing company. [0]: first or second largest youtuber. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA

by LeonM 3y ago

blibble 3y ago

both of those are either estimated or anonymous sources not credible

Closi 3y ago
Well they are a private company so you are going to have to evaluate it on that basis, but reuters is generally considered credible.
- blibble 3y ago
  > Well they are a private company so you are going to have to evaluate it on that basis, but reuters is generally considered credible. well that would be good if Reuters were the source of the figure but they're not, they're simply reporting on what SimilarWeb has estimated https://www.similarweb.com/website/chatgpt.com/#technologies https://www.similarweb.com/website/chatgpt.com/#technologies and that estimate is essentially based on nothing

itsoktocry 3y ago

Are either of those things indicative of "fastest growth ever"? Maybe 100 million users, but we live in a world where it's hard to know how meaningful that is (ie Tucker's X videos getting 300 million views).

tomjen3 3y ago
MrBeast[0] has about 182m subscribers, and it is probably easier to get a subscriber on youtube than a user. Views are easy to inflate, I wouldn't even consider it in the same ballpark. This video[1] of Vivaldis 4 seasons has about 1/4 billion views. The shortest time to 100 million users is almost a definition of the quickest growing company. [0]: first or second largest youtuber. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA