Google's latest AI flex came with Silicon Valley's new favorite word

Bloomberg/Getty Images Sundar Pichai touted a 7x increase in Google's AI products at the I/O developer conference today. The stunning increase drew audible gasps from the audience. Pichai cracked a joke about 'tokenmaxxing,' but said the stat still tells an important story. Google CEO Sundar Pichai isn't afraid of touting big AI usage numbers, despite the 'tokenmaxxing' controversy. At Google's annual developer conference today, Pichai said that monthly usage of its AI products has increase...

5 key numbers that Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed at I/O 2026

At Google I/O 2026, CEO Sundar Pichai announced the company's massive AI transition, processing 3.2 quadrillion tokens monthly and reaching 900 million users for its Gemini app. Google now boasts 13 products with over 1 billion users each, and five core products, including Search and YouTube, surpass 3 billion users, highlighting a decade of AI-first strategy.

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