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South Koreans have dramatically increased their generative AI usage, spending an impressive 900 million minutes on various AI platforms in December. ChatGPT emerged as the most popular service with 6.82 million users, significantly outpacing other AI assistants. The usage time represents an eight-fold increase compared to the previous year, highlighting the rapid adoption of AI technologies. This trend suggests a growing comfort and integration of AI tools in daily digital interactions for South Korean users.

Key Points: South Korea's Generative AI Usage Soars in December

  • ChatGPT leads with 6.82 million users in South Korea
  • AI service usage time jumps dramatically in December
  • Diverse AI platforms gain significant traction in Korean market
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South Koreans post record length of generative AI usage time in December: Data

South Korean users spent 900 million minutes on AI services like ChatGPT, marking an eight-fold increase from the previous year.

"The tally was the highest ever and over eightfold of the corresponding figure of 110 million minutes posted a year earlier. - Yonhap News Agency"

Seoul, January 11

South Koreans used major generative artificial intelligence (AI) services for the longest amount of time last month, data showed.

According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korean smartphone users spent a combined 900 million minutes on ChatGPT, A., WRTN, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and Claude in December, according to data compiled by mobile market research firm WiseappURetailUGoods.

The tally was the highest ever and over eightfold of the corresponding figure of 110 million minutes posted a year earlier.

Last month, OpenAI's ChatGPT was the most used generative AI service in the country, with 6.82 million users.

A., SK Telecom Co.'s AI assistant service, ranked No. 2 with 2.45 million users, followed by WRTN with 2.32 million, Perplexity 590,000, Microsoft Copilot 310,000 and Claude 120,000.

WRTN is an AI aggregator developed by South Korean AI startup Wrtn Technologies, Perplexity is a global AI search engine, and Claude is an AI assistant created by U.S. AI firm Anthropic. (ANI/WAM)

- ANI

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