That figure comes from multiplying current monthly ad revenue by 12, so it's a snapshot of where things stand today.

Two hundred days in, OpenAI has something Google and Facebook needed years to assemble: a billion-user surface, a self-serve pipe and a billion-dollar pace.

OpenAI's move to serve ads in ChatGPT earlier this year drew ridicule from its chief rival, Anthropic, in the form of a Super Bowl commercial.