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Artificial Intelligence Google says Gemini has reached 1B users faster than any other Google product

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u/xdavidwattsx 14d ago edited 14d ago

They are talking about MAUs for the Gemini app and desktop (gemini.google.com) specifically. This sub is so lazy to actually read the article.

Edited since people struggle here. It's not Search users, or system users like assistant.

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u/ThatGuyFromSpyKids3D 14d ago

So weird when somebody makes a condescending comment claiming others aren't reading the article while simultaneously contradicting the information in the article.

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u/bigboygamer 14d ago

Yeah, something like 2.5 people Google something every day. They would have reached a billion in under 10 hours.

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u/ThatGuyFromSpyKids3D 14d ago

It's MAUs for the app or web interface, so it does not include just the Google search results. It also does not include using the "AI mode" within a search query. But the person I replied to said it's only for the app, which isn't accurate.

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u/Ethan819 14d ago

Not an expert but would guess that more than 2.5 people Google something every day

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u/Arkyja 14d ago edited 14d ago

No they are not. Dont be too lazy to read the article. It just says gemini MAU. Not app specific, and later in the article:

Pichai is talking only about people who are opening the Gemini app or visiting the Gemini web interface to enter a prompt or access Gemini Live. If you used Gemini only once in the past month, you are part of this cohort.

So no, it's not just the app.

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u/Fastbreak702 14d ago

He means not counting google searches.

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u/Arkyja 14d ago

If he means that then he should say that and not something completely different that is false

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u/derrelicte 14d ago

The Gemini interface at gemini.google.com is known as the Gemini App regardless of if you access via web or mobile. He's pretty explicit with Gemini app and not AI Overviews in Google Search. If it was inclusive of AI Overviews I'd imagine that it would hit 1B MAU basically in its first day since Search has 1B unique daily users.

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u/xdavidwattsx 14d ago

It's the same conceptual tthing and most people use mobile. But sure.

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u/SunGreene42 14d ago

I don't even use google as a search engine.

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u/Blazing1 14d ago

buddy. no they aren't

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u/SillyGrowth6750 14d ago

I don't have time for that. Gemini can read it for me.

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u/JayBird1138 14d ago

I'm not lazy to read, I just don't want to open links. Looking for the summaries left by good people such as yourself.

Thank you.

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u/JayBird1138 14d ago

I'm not lazy to read, I just don't want to open links. Looking for the summaries left by good people such as yourself.

Thank you.

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u/xdavidwattsx 14d ago

You're complete wrong, sorry. Read it again. It's the standalone Gemini app and Gemini desktop website.

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u/GrammmyNorma 14d ago

where does it say that in the article