According to statistics from analytics firm Similarweb, the Washington Post claimed that global mobile and desktop traffic for the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool declined by more than 10% between May and June.
Furthermore, Sensor Tower says that downloads of ChatGPT’s iPhone app have been steadily declining since spiking in early June.
Several probable user drop-off factors were mentioned in the Post story: As ChatGPT grew in popularity, the cost of operating it rose, leading OpenAI to make improvements to reduce expenses. It is also conceivable that because school has ended for the summer, fewer students are using it to write papers.
According to data from analytics firm Similarweb, the Washington Post reported that from May to June, global mobile and desktop traffic for the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool decreased by over 10%.
Additionally, analytics company Sensor Tower reports that since peaking in early June, downloads of ChatGPT’s iPhone app have been progressively falling.
The Post story listed a few potential user drop-off causes: The cost of maintaining ChatGPT increased as it became more popular, forcing OpenAI to make changes to cut costs. It’s also possible that since school is out for the summer, fewer kids are using it to compose papers.
