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That viral Ghibli trend helped ChatGPT make millions of dollars
Android Authorityby Tushar MehtaMay 5, 2026
A recent report indicates that viral AI features, such as the Ghibli trend on ChatGPT, drive significant user downloads, often surpassing the impact of newer model launches, although revenue generation varies significantly between platforms.
That viral Ghibli trend helped ChatGPT make millions of dollars
Source: Android Authority
Published: 2026-05-05
Category: LLM, Image Generation, Video Generation
Event Type: General News
Importance Score: 65
Summary
A recent report indicates that viral AI features, such as the Ghibli trend on ChatGPT, drive significant user downloads, often surpassing the impact of newer model launches, although revenue generation varies significantly between platforms.
Key Points
- Image- and video-related AI features generate substantially more downloads than newer model releases.
- Both ChatGPT and Gemini experienced significant download spikes following their respective launches.
- The viral Ghibli trend reportedly helped ChatGPT generate millions in revenue, contrasting with Google's Nano Banana feature which attracted more users but earned less revenue.
Detected Entities
| Type | Name | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Company | OpenAI | 0.95 |
| Company | 0.85 | |
| Product | ChatGPT | 0.98 |
| Product | Gemini | 0.80 |
Related Products
- ChatGPT
- Gemini