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ChatGPT Leads AI Apps In MAUs

In April 2026, OpenAI's ChatGPT app had 482.94 million monthly active users. It led AI apps in MAUs – social apps (shown for context) still set the scale.

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DeepSeek Token Usage Ranked

In May 2026, among AI Tigers, DeepSeek models processed 19.51T tokens – the most on OpenRouter. DeepSeek V4 took it from third in April to first in May.

9 Jun, 2026

Ravinder Deol

DeepSeek

DeepSeek In Tokens

In May 2026, DeepSeek models on OpenRouter processed 19.51 trillion tokens. DeepSeek tokens processed increased 187.7% month-over-month.

8 Jun, 2026

Ravinder Deol

OpenAI

ChatGPT Leads AI Apps In MAUs

In April 2026, OpenAI's ChatGPT app had 482.94 million monthly active users. It led AI apps in MAUs – social apps (shown for context) still set the scale.

5 Jun, 2026

Ravinder Deol

OpenAI

OpenAI Revenue Per Employee

OpenAI generates $3.21M in revenue per employee. That places it above the hyperscalers – but rival Anthropic generates $11.62M per employee.

4 Jun, 2026

Ravinder Deol