ChatGPT Ads hits $1B annualised as the EU brings it under the Digital Services Act

OpenAI said ChatGPT Ads reached a $1 billion annualised revenue run rate in less than 200 days and launched self-service buying in Europe, India, the Middle East and North Africa. The European Commission classified ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, noting 159.1 million average monthly EU users and requiring a public ad repository and tighter transparency and data-use compliance within four months.