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OpenAI says ChatGPT ad business reaches $1 billion run rate

OpenAI says its advertising business has reached an annualized revenue run rate of $1 billion. The figure comes from the company itself.

First seen 27 Aug, 11:35 UTC on TechCrunch3 sourcesLast update 49d ago

What the sources say

Linked, never rewritten. Official means the lab itself.

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No word from OpenAI yet.

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TechCrunch· 27 Aug, 11:35OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT's free and Go tiers in IndiaThe Decoder· 31 Aug, 15:24OpenAI says its ChatGPT ad business hits a $1 billion annual run rateSiliconANGLE· 31 Aug, 23:38OpenAI says its ad business has already hit $1B in annualized revenue

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it appeared. Times in UTC.

27 Aug 11:35TechCrunch OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT's free and Go tiers in India31 Aug 15:24The Decoder OpenAI says its ChatGPT ad business hits a $1 billion annual run rate31 Aug 23:38SiliconANGLE OpenAI says its ad business has already hit $1B in annualized revenue

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