What is the probability that $(1+u_1)(1+u_1 u_2)(1+u_1 u_2 u_3)...>e$, where each $u$ is a uniformly random real number in $(0,1)$?

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What is the probability that $\prod\limits_{k=1}^\infty \left(1+\prod\limits_{i=1}^k u_i\right)>e$, where the $u$'s are i.i.d. $\text{Uniform}(0,1)$-variables ?

The product, $\prod\limits_{k=1}^\infty \left(1+\prod\limits_{i=1}^k u_i\right)$, has an expectation of $e$. I am wondering, what is the probability that it is greater than its expectation.

Excel simulations suggest that the answer is (simply) $\frac13$.

EDIT: After reading @joriki's comment, I ran more Excel simulations, and now it seems the answer is more like $0.328$.