OpenAI adds ChatGPT ads, reports $100 million annual recurring revenue
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OpenAI added ads to ChatGPT and reported $100 million in annual recurring revenue within two months, thanks to using chat data for personalized ads.
It's a big move showing how AI tools can quickly turn user attention into real money.
OpenAI ad targets $2.5B and $100B
OpenAI is aiming even higher, with ad revenue targets of $2.5 billion by 2026 and a bold $100 billion by 2030, banking on a jump from 900 million to nearly three billion weekly users.
But not everyone's happy: some users feel the ads cross a line on trust.
Competitors like Anthropic are jumping in with ad-free options.