OpenAI's ChatGPT ads reach a $1B annual run rate 200 days after launch

OpenAI says ChatGPT ads reached a $1 billion annualized run rate about 200 days after US testing began, with ads now live in more than 40 countries for free users and Go subscribers and a self-serve platform opening in India, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Ad revenue is now a third pillar alongside subscriptions and API usage, and the timing matters — OpenAI is preparing an IPO and defending an $852 billion valuation that recurring consumer ad revenue helps underwrite.

Source: the-decoder.com ↗