"OpenAI celebrated ChatGPT's third anniversary over the weekend. The generative AI chatbot went viral in late November 2022, seeing tremendous growth ever since. About 800 million people use ChatGPT, according to recent estimates, and most of them are using the free version. GPT-5 is free for all accounts and offers enough AI features to keep most users happy. Moreover, OpenAI has been improving the free tier in recent years."
"News about ChatGPT getting ads has been circulating for a while now, with officials acknowledging in the past that ads are under consideration. While OpenAI has never offered a timeline for an ad-based ChatGPT experience, advertising may be a way for OpenAI to increase revenue. According to TestingCatalog, OpenAI has added ad-related code to the Android app (beta version 1.2025.329)."
ChatGPT has reached three years and grown to about 800 million users, with most users on the free tier and GPT-5 available to all accounts. OpenAI has made ongoing improvements to the free experience. Beta code in the Android app reveals ad-related strings such as "ads feature," "bazaar content," "search ad," and "search ads carousel," indicating ad testing. Other generative AI services already include advertising, and planned shopping research, third-party apps, and agent support could integrate ads. OpenAI has also hired many former Meta employees, and advertising presents a potential revenue stream without a set rollout timeline.
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