35% of Revenue from AI: Dev Shares AEO Dividend
HamelHusain · x · 2026-07-25
Developer Hamel Husain shared surprising business metrics: in the last 60 days, 35% of his business revenue came directly from recommendations by LLMs like Claude and ChatGPT.
This indicates that as user habits shift towards AI assistants, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is becoming a new acquisition and monetization channel for indie developers.
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