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For the First Time, ChatGPT Reportedly Has Less Than Half of the AI Assistant Market
Gizmodo • • business
Key Points:
- OpenAI’s ChatGPT remains the top AI assistant product but its market share has declined from over 50% at the start of the year to 46.4% as of May 31, marking an all-time low.
- The brand image of ChatGPT has suffered due to OpenAI’s controversial Pentagon deal and the introduction of ads, leading to user backlash and the formation of the QuitGPT boycott movement with 4 million members.
- Competitor Anthropic, despite holding only 10.3% market share, has experienced rapid growth with a 640% year-over-year increase in monthly active users, far outpacing ChatGPT’s 62% growth.
- OpenAI has shifted its internal strategy toward enterprise and productivity markets, discontinuing apps like Sora, in response to competitive pressures and changing market dynamics.
- Despite challenges, OpenAI had some successes in the past year, including winning a legal battle with Elon Musk, though overall its dominance in the AI assistant market is diminishing.
