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¹Source: Backlinko, DeepSeek AI Usage Stats for 2025, May 2025
²Source: Visual Capitalist, How Long it Took for Popular Apps to Reach 100 Million Users, July 2023
³As of March 31, 2025, TSMC, PDD, and Mercado Libre are holdings in Polen’s Emerging Markets Growth strategy. As of the same date, PDD and Mercado Libre are also holdings in Polen’s Emerging Markets ex China Growth strategy, TSMC and BYD are holdings in Polen’s Greater China Growth strategy, and BYD is a holding in Polen’s China Growth strategy.

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