AnewZ Morning Brief -21 February, 2026
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ChatGPT climbed to fifth place among the world’s most visited websites in April, outpacing rivals in the AI space despite increasing competition, including from China’s DeepSeek.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT secured its position as the world’s fifth most visited website in April, according to data from Similarweb compiled by Anadolu Agency.
Despite facing stiff competition this year, particularly from the free and open-source Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, ChatGPT reclaimed its spot in the global top five last month.
Google remained the undisputed leader with 81.31 billion monthly visits, followed by YouTube (28.68 billion), Facebook (11.56 billion), and Instagram (6.17 billion). ChatGPT’s rise marks a significant leap from its ninth-place ranking last year, as highlighted by We Are Social’s 2024 report.
In the AI tools category, ChatGPT held a commanding lead in April with 4.7 billion monthly visitors, far ahead of second-place Canva, which saw 887 million visits. Google Translate followed with 595 million.
China’s DeepSeek, known for its cost-effectiveness and surprising capabilities, placed fourth, while Character.AI, JanitorAI, and Perplexity occupied the next three spots. Google’s Gemini ranked eighth with 118 million visits, down more than 9% from January. Remove.bg and Claude rounded out the top ten with 112 million and 105 million monthly visits, respectively.
Quentin Griffiths, co-founder of online fashion retailer ASOS, has died in Pattaya, Thailand, after falling from the 17th floor of a condominium on 9 February, Thai police confirmed.
The Board of Peace will be "looking over the United Nations," said U.S. President Donald Trump at the inaugural Washington meeting, where representatives from over 20 countries gathered to unveil plans for Gaza’s reconstruction and coordinate international support.
At least four people have died and 17 others were injured after a liquid gas truck overturned and exploded in Santiago, Chile’s capital, authorities confirmed on Thursday. Police said the driver was among those killed.
Kazakhstan has entered the world’s top 50 economies by GDP in 2026, ranking 50th with a projected nominal output of $320 billion. The result reflects sustained growth, structural reforms and the country’s rising role as a regional economic hub.
The Armenian Cabinet has approved a military-technical cooperation agreement (MTC) with Poland, which will be forwarded to parliament for ratification following its signing, according to Armenian media.
NASA successfully completed a critical fueling rehearsal on Thursday (19 February) for its giant moon rocket, Artemis II, after earlier hydrogen leaks disrupted preparations for the next crewed lunar mission. The launch is scheduled for 6 March, according to the latest information from NASA.
ByteDance will take steps to prevent the unauthorised use of intellectual property on its artificial intelligence (AI) video generator Seedance 2.0, the Chinese technology firm said on Monday.
The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants collapsing to form an exceptionally dense object with gravity so strong not even light can escape.
BMW is recalling a mid six figure number of vehicles worldwide after identifying a potential fire risk linked to the starter motor.
British chipmaker Fractile will invest £100 million over the next three years to expand its artificial intelligence hardware operations in the UK, opening a new engineering facility in Bristol as it ramps up production of next-generation AI systems.
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