"According to Pinterest CEO Bill Ready, who made the comparison while discussing the company's latest quarterly results. He positioned Pinterest as a major standalone search and discovery entry point, especially for commercial intent. According to third-party estimates, ChatGPT handles around 75B searches per month, while Pinterest sees roughly 80B, generating about 1.7B monthly clicks. Ready noted that more than half of Pinterest searches are commercial in nature, versus roughly 2% for ChatGPT (by his estimate)."
"The quarter itself came in slightly below expectations: - revenue: $1.32B vs $1.33B expected - EPS: $0.67 vs $0.69 expected - Q1 2026 outlook: $951-971M vs $980M expected Pinterest attributed the softness to reduced advertiser budgets (especially in Europe) and new tariffs affecting home and furniture categories. Despite this, user growth beat forecasts, reaching 619M monthly active users (+12% YoY). Shares dropped about 20% in after-hours trading."
"Friday Links #34 brings another curated batch of JavaScript tools, releases, and resources worth your attention. This week's selection highlights practical libraries, experimental projects, and notable ecosystem updates that can influence real-world workflows. If you like staying current without the noise, this digest delivers the signal. According to Pinterest CEO Bill Ready, who made the comparison while discussing the company's latest quarterly results."
Friday Links #34 curates JavaScript tools, releases, and resources focused on practical libraries, experimental projects, and ecosystem updates that affect real-world workflows. Pinterest CEO Bill Ready compared Pinterest to ChatGPT on search volume, citing roughly 80B monthly searches and about 1.7B clicks, and emphasized that more than half of Pinterest searches are commercial. Quarterly results slightly missed expectations with $1.32B revenue and EPS of $0.67, while monthly active users grew to 619M (+12% YoY). The company cited advertiser budget reductions and tariffs for softness and plans to double down on visual search, personalization, recommendations, and e-commerce integrations including Amazon partnerships.
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