AI outputting 2x more words daily than all of humanity combined
iamtrask · x · 2026-08-25
Calculations reveal that AI now generates significantly more text daily than all of humanity combined.
- Humanity: 131T words/day.
- Google (IO 2026 data): 82.1T words/day.
- OpenRouter: 8.2T words/day (excluding Google).
Assuming OpenAI and Anthropic handle similar token volumes as Google, total AI output reaches 254T words/day. This figure excludes Meta, Microsoft, and X, suggesting AI surpassed humans in text production some time ago.
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