Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity, says that the AI-powered search engine now carries out 100 million searches every week. Extrapolated over a month, that’s around 400 million search queries – upwards from 250 million requests in July.
Perplexity's rapid rise comes because the corporate is teasing E-commerce featuresincluding the power for subscribers to the Perplexity Pro service to make one-click purchases. Perplexity can also be reportedly planning a brand new ad model. After According to the Financial Times, the corporate is in talks with brands comparable to Nike and Marriott for sponsored requests.
A thorn in Perplexity's side are the legal disputes with publishers. News Corp's Dow Jones and the NY Post have sued Perplexity over what they call a “content kleptocracy.” Many other news sites have expressed concerns that Perplexity accurately reflects its contents – just last week, The New York Times sent the startup issues a stop and desist declaration.
is helplessness said is alleged to be in talks to boost around $500 million at a valuation of $8 billion.
