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ChatGPT is arguably the most popular AI-powered chatbot, at least on mobile, perAppfigures' analysis.

As it turns out, there’s more to celebrate in the OpenAI house aside from ChatGPT turning 2.

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI.

This is a significant milestone.

For context, ChatGPT’s user base in November 2023 was 100 million weekly active users.

As such, the platform’s user base has tripled in one year.

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Earlier this year in August, OpenAI revealed thatChatGPT surpassed 200 million weekly active users.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT faces competition from Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, and more.

These companies have custom AI-powered chatbots that ship with similar capabilities to ChatGPT.

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Elsewhere, a recent report suggestsOpenAI could explore bringing ads to ChatGPTas an additional revenue stream amidbankruptcy reports.

However, there are concerns that OpenAI could lose ChatGPT’s unique selling point, its minimalist vibe.

If it moves forward with its plans to integrate ads into the platform.

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