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Facebook and Instagram to Unleash AI-Generated ‘Users’ No One Asked For
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10 billion downloads on the Play Store.
You don't think there's more Google accounts + phones + tablets + people changing phones, than population on Earth?
There are, ~~but i cant picture 1 person with the same account over multiple devices~~
I can... It makes sense... Mystery solved
Number of downloads ≠ number of users. People with multiple devices, people who replace devices, and people who have to wipe and reprovision borked devices all inflate the number. I'd guess that, over the period that total has been running, we're looking at 4-5 downloads per user, if not more. Still a ridiculous number, but not that ridiculous.