Hi there, 

Here is this week in charts.

Bing it on. On February 7, Microsoft announced that it had partnered with ChatGPT developer OpenAI to develop a new, AI-powered version of its Bing search engine. Two days after the news was released, Bing app downloads jumped up to just under 103K. A 758% increase from its daily download average the previous week, this figure marked Bing’s highest daily download volume since its 2009 debut. Search is just one of many generative AI use cases that have been generating buzz lately. Discover how startups are putting the fast-emerging tech to work in this market map.

Power in numbers. For every 100 iPhones shipped, Apple sells 78 additional devices — e.g., iPads, Apple Watches, and Airpods. Samsung, on the other hand, only sells 23 additional devices per 100 smartphones sold. This demonstrates the strength of what is known as the Apple ecosystem. In other words, Apple offers a suite of devices that are designed to work well with one another, compelling users of one Apple device (like a smartphone) to buy additional Apple products (like tablets and watches) rather than those from another brand. Learn more about the sticky web Apple has weaved in this report.

Africa is thriving. Africa was the only major region to see fintech deal count increase year-over-year in 2022. While the continent experienced a funding drop alongside the rest of the world, fintech deals to the region actually jumped up 25% from the previous year. Nearly 9 out of every 10 fintech deals in Africa were early-stage last year — a 5-year high for the continent and the highest among all global regions in 2022. Dive into Africa’s top deals, top investors, and more in our State of Fintech 2022 Report.

Eye of the remote holder. Netflix dominated the streaming charts last year. For all but 4 weeks in 2022, Netflix housed the most-streamed program of the week (in terms of the number of minutes viewed). The exceptions to the Netflix rule include Disney’s "Turning Red" and Prime Video’s "Reacher" and "The Rings of Power." Will Netflix continue to monopolize viewers’ eyes in 2023? Its track record makes things look promising — however, a wide variety of new technologies, like virtual film production and AI screenwriting, are rising up to shake up the entertainment industry and challenge its mightiest powerhouses. Learn more about these disruptive tools and the companies developing them in this report.

Word nerd. With more than 1M words in the dictionary, Korean is the wordiest global language. Portuguese and Finnish follow with around 800K words each. On the other end of the spectrum lie Arabic, Spanish, and Thai, which jointly have only a quarter as many words as Korean.

Shady founder math. 152.7% of founders are doing something. It’s unclear exactly what that is. Also, as an FYI, 46.5 > 53.5.

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Anand

@asanwal

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