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ChatGPT reaches 1.2B weekly active users, search volume about 20% of Google's

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ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry said ChatGPT has reached 1.2 billion weekly active users, adding 200 million in the past two months. He also noted that ChatGPT's search volume is approximately 20% of Google's, and discussed plans to integrate Chat and Work features.

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    ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry says ChatGPT has hit 1.2B WAUs, adding 200M over the past two months, and its search volume is ~20% of Google's (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)

    Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology : ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry says ChatGPT has hit 1.2B WAUs, adding 200M over the past two months, and its search volume is ~20% of Google's — ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry on ChatGPT's growth, the cost of personal agents, and plans to bring Chat and Work together.

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