ChatGPT usage seasonality has faded sharply: back-to-school spikes are a thing of the past
menhguin · x · 2026-09-16
Responding to the claim that returning students drove ChatGPT's fastest-in-top-10 growth in August, the author shares usage-seasonality data showing the seasonal effect has weakened a lot over the years—it used to be huge, but a broader user base has smoothed it out.
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