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More people than ever are using ChatGPT

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  • OpenAI's ChatGPT now processes approximately 2.5 billion user prompts daily, with 330 million originating from the US.
  • This figure represents a significant increase from the 1 billion daily queries reported in December, highlighting the chatbot's rapid growth.
  • Despite this surge, ChatGPT's daily prompt volume remains lower than Google's estimated 8 to 13 billion daily searches.
  • The AI chatbot has become the world's fifth-most-visited website, transforming internet usage and showing capabilities in summarising, reasoning, and answering complex questions.
  • Studies indicate a shift in user behaviour, with Google's global visits declining while ChatGPT's visits have risen by 160 per cent in the past year, particularly among Gen Z.
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