Good evening. With AI apps available, pretending to text friends when you feel awkward in a social setting has never been easier. And it seems the overwhelming choice for this task is ChatGPT.

According to new App Figures data shared with TechCrunch, OpenAI’s iOS and Android app:

• Has generated $2 billion in global revenue since launching in May 2023, or ~30x the combined lifetime spending of its rivals on mobile, including Claude, Copilot, and Grok.
• Is raking in ~$193 million/month—about 53x higher than Grok, its nearest competitor, which is bringing in ~$3.6 million/month.
• Has been installed ~690 million times globally, compared with Grok’s ~39.5 million.

While the figures don’t paint an overall picture of AI companies’ revenue—leaving out API revenue, for example—they illustrate the towering lead OpenAI has when it comes to consumer devices (and bring more context to X owner Elon Musk’s recent complaints about the App Store’s alleged favoritism of ChatGPT).

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Each of the following events happened on August 18. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Genghis Khan, a Mongolian conqueror who built the largest land empire in history, dies at age 65. But his lineage lives on—around 0.5% of the world's male population, or ~1 in 200 men, are estimated to be direct descendants of Genghis Khan.
• B) The first Woodstock festival, a legendary rock event near Bethel, New York, that attracted ~400,000 fans, ends.
• C) The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified by just one vote, granting women the right to vote in the US and ending a 72-year fight for suffrage.
• D) American basketball player Larry Bird, who led the Boston Celtics to three NBA championships and is considered one of the greatest pure shooters of all time, retires.

Hint: Move one event, and they’re all in order

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Today’s Conjoiner sequence features a cameo from a centerpiece of the legendary event. And if everything around you appears tinted while you’re doing the puzzle, never fear—it’s normal to be in a purple haze.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Jimi Hendrix is known for shredding on this instrument”...

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Sweet tooth? Today’s mini crossword is like candy for the brain—except it’s actually good for you.

• Play today’s puzzle here, and complete it in 53 seconds to hold the top time here at DONUT HQ.

Sudoku

Today’s puzzle is so original, many have compared it to the first sudoku ever published outside of Japan (1979 in Dell Magazine, icyww). It’s also an achievable challenge👇.

• Play today's puzzle here and see what all the hype is about.

Click to play any (or all) of the three GOATWars’ challenges below, then pick the GOAT through a series of head-to-head matchups. This data-driven process was developed to create definitive best-of-all-time lists using a more objective approach than random bloggers just publishing controversial opinions for clicks.

• 🫙 THE GREATEST CONDIMENTS OF ALL TIME
• 🎾 THE GREATEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYERS OF ALL TIME
• 🎶 THE GREATEST POP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

🤼 THE GREATEST WRESTLING SUPERSTARS OF ALL TIME

1. Hulk Hogan
2. Andre the Giant
3. The Rock

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📺 THE GREATEST JENNA ORTEGA PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME

1. Wednesday Addams (Wednesday)
2. Astrid Deetz (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice)
3. Ellie Alves (You)

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🎶 THE GREATEST ONE-HIT WONDERS OF ALL TIME

1. “Take On Me” by A-ha
2. “Come On Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners
3. “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell

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Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change.

A, C, B, D

• A) 1227: Genghis Khan, a Mongolian conqueror who built the largest land empire in history, dies at age 65. But his lineage lives on—around 0.5% of the world's male population, or ~1 in 200 men, are estimated to be direct descendants of Genghis Khan.
• C) 1920: The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified by just one vote, granting women the right to vote in the US and ending a 72-year fight for suffrage.
• B) 1969: The first Woodstock festival, a legendary rock event near Bethel, New York, that attracted ~400,000 fans, ends.
• D) 1992: American basketball player Larry Bird, who led the Boston Celtics to three NBA championships and is considered one of the greatest pure shooters of all time, retires.