Markets are advancing over 80% faster than 10 years ago.

From the earliest days, innovation and processes have aimed at optimizing resources—essentially preserving energy for future needs. This principle underlies today's market dynamics where efficiently leveraging resources equates to measurable gains.

Business leaders today are tasked with gauging their competitiveness. They must identify key metrics and benchmarks to measure against, and then accurately interpret this data to inform strategic decisions.

A historical perspective shows transformative technologies leveling the playing field. For example, the broadband internet revolution in the early '90s, highlighted in Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat," broadly impacted businesses and global commerce. Similarly transformative were the introductions of smartphones and tablets.

Now, generative and predictive AI is shaping up to surpass all previous adoption rates, signaling another massive shift. For context, the iPhone reached 100 million sales in the US by 2018, a decade post-launch. In stark contrast, ChatGPT reached 100 million users in just two months, demonstrating an astonishing adoption rate 30x faster.

Technological Adoption Rates:

• iPhone 100M Global Units Sold / 60 Months:
• ChatGPT 100M Users / 2 Months:
  • 30x Faster Adoption Rate
  • 96.67% Quicker to Scale
• Facebook 100M Monthly Users / 54 Months:
• ChatGPT 100M Users / 2 Months:
  • 27x Faster Adoption Rate,
  • 96.30% Quicker to Scale
• Instagram 100M Users / 24 Months:
• ChatGPT 100M Users / 2 Months:
  • 12x Faster Adoption Rate,
  • 91.67% Quicker to Scale
• Twitter 100M Users / 60 Months:
• ChatGPT 100M Users / 2 Months:
  • 30x Faster Adoption Rate,
  • 96.67% Quicker to Scale
• Bing 100M Users / 120 Months:
• ChatGPT 100M Users / 2 Months:
  • 60x Faster Adoption Rate,
  • 98.33% Quicker to Scale
• Sony Walkman 100M Units / 120 Months:
• ChatGPT 100M Users / 2 Months:
  • 60x Faster Adoption Rate,
  • 98.33% Quicker to Scale
• World Wide Web 100M Users 1991 -1997 / 72 Months:
• ChatGPT 100M Users / 2 Months:
  • 36x Faster Adoption Rate,
  • 97.22% Quicker to Scale
• The Telephone, Decades to Reach Scale / 900 Months:
• ChatGPT 100M Users / 2 Months:
  • 450x Faster Adoption Rate,
  • 99.78% Quicker to Scale

These statistics underscore the unprecedented pace at which AI technologies like ChatGPT are being integrated into our daily lives and industries, reshaping expectations and strategies across the board.