SimilarWeb data: This obscure AI startup grew 8,658% while OpenAI crawled at 9%
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Summary
A new report from SimilarWeb has shown massive fluctuations in the AI sector, with some sectors thriving while others remain static or suffer severe decline.
DevOps and code completion tools were the standout performer with a 72% year-on-year growth; by contrast, traditional educational technology saw a 20% decline over the same period as AI alternatives prove more popular.
Freelance platforms declined 20% over the survey period, as AI tools prove capable of producing design assets, written content and code, thus threatening the traditional marketplace model.
By contrast, design platforms showed unexpected resilience, with Canva showing 18% growth, Adobe Express and Figma reporting 19% and 8% growth respectively.
This suggests that these platforms have successfully integrated AI into their offerings, rather than compete with AI tools.
The report highlights just how nuanced the AI landscape is, with adoption not seen as a uniform process, but affecting different sectors at different rates.