It’s no surprise that ChatGPT, the product of OpenAI that sparked an artificial intelligence boom in late 2022, emerged as the most popular AI tool of 2023. ChatGPT dominated web traffic in the industry, accounting for over 60% of visits from September 2022 to August 2023, garnering a staggering 14.6 billion visits to their website.
Following ChatGPT is another chatbot, Character.AI. Unlike a single large language model (LLM) for general queries, this tool is a collection that allows users to engage in free conversations. Another writing tool, QuillBot, also made the list of the top three most popular AI web products in 2023. Together, these three leading AI tools accounted for over 80% of traffic to AI product websites.
In addition to LLMs, the top AI image generator Midjourney is also among the most popular AI tools of 2023, ranking fourth.
Although still in its early stages of development, artificial intelligence has already produced tools that attract billions of visits and thousands of users who are paying for premium versions of AI products. While the wave of AI tools is just beginning, it has already surpassed what the world could have imagined just a few years ago. In the future, as AI adoption becomes more widespread, we will see even more powerful and unique AI tools and products.
