ChatGPT reached 100 million users within just 60 days of launch—a 9,900% explosion in its user base. And the momentum continues to build.
I’ve compiled the most current ChatGPT statistics from authoritative sources including OpenAI, Reuters, and industry analysts. Let’s dive in.
Key ChatGPT Statistics
- 900 Million Users As of February 2026, ChatGPT has more than 900 million weekly active users.
- 2.5 Billion Messages ChatGPT users send more than 2.5 billion messages every day.
- Fastest Growing Reached 1M users in 5 days and 100M in 2 months. It is now the world’s 7th most visited website.
- Top Countries The US leads ChatGPT.com traffic (18.13%), followed by India (9.78%), Brazil (5.68%), Japan (4.97%), and the UK (3.18%).
- Fortune 100 Used by 92% of Fortune 100 companies. Adoption is highest among software developers (79%) and millennials (34%).
- $25B Revenue OpenAI topped $25 billion in annualized revenue by the end of February 2026.
How Many People Use ChatGPT?
ChatGPT reached 122.5
million daily active users in February 2025, with approximately 400 million
weekly active users globally.
By September 2025, ChatGPT users exploded to 800 million users - driven by release of 4o image generation, GPT-5, Deep research.
By February 2026, ChatGPT had more than 900 million weekly active users. Users send more than 2.5 billion messages every day.
User Growth Over Time
The platform’s growth trajectory has been impressive:
| Date | Weekly Active Users |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | 50 million |
| August 2023 | 100 million |
| October 2024 | 250 million |
| December 2024 | 300 million |
| February 2025 | 400 million |
| September 2025 | 800 million |
| February 2026 | 900 million |
This represents a nine-fold increase in weekly active users since November 2023, when ChatGPT reported 100 million weekly users.
Sources: OpenAI, Reuters, TechCrunch
Countries with Highest ChatGPT Users
The United States leads ChatGPT.com traffic, accounting for 18.13% of visits in June 2026.
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 18.13% |
| India | 9.78% |
| Brazil | 5.68% |
| Japan | 4.97% |
| United Kingdom | 3.18% |
| Others | 58.25% |
According to Reuters Institute data, usage patterns vary significantly by region:
| Country | Daily Use | Weekly Use | Monthly Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7% | 11% | 4% |
| Denmark | 3% | 8% | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| Argentina | 5% | 7% | 5% |
| France | 2% | 7% | 5% |
| Japan | 1% | 5% | 4% |
Global Reach: ChatGPT is available in 208 countries, regions, and territories.
Bans: ChatGPT is banned in 15 countries including Italy (first to ban), China, Iran, and Russia. Other countries that have restricted access to ChatGPT include Cuba, North Korea, and Syria.
ChatGPT Users by Age and Gender
ChatGPT users tend to be younger, with the 25-34 age group comprising the largest share, followed by the 18-24 age group, while usage decreases with age.
- 18-34 years: 56.61%
- 35-54 years: ~31%
- 55+ years: ~12%
In the United States, adoption rates vary dramatically by age:
| Age Group | Adoption Rate |
|---|---|
| 18-29 years | 61% |
| 30-49 years | 55% |
| 50-64 years | 37% |
| 65+ years | 19% |
Source: Pew Research Center
53.74% of ChatGPT users are male and 46.26% are female.
ChatGPT Users by Plan
Majority of ChatGPT users are on free plan.
ChatGPT has more than 50 million consumer subscribers as of February 2026.
ChatGPT Plus
ChatGPT Plus has over 12 million paying subscribers at $20 per month, generating a significant portion of OpenAI’s revenue. This represents an increase from the 10 million subscribers reported earlier.
Subscriber retention is remarkably strong, with 89% of users continuing their subscription after one quarter and 74% remaining subscribed after three quarters.
Source: Earnest Analytics
ChatGPT Pro
Launched in December 2024, the premium ChatGPT Pro tier ($200/month) quickly captured 5.8% of OpenAI’s consumer sales by January 2025, with ChatGPT Plus accounting for the remaining 94.2%.
Despite the high price point, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stated that Pro subscriptions remain unprofitable due to the intensive usage patterns of these power users.
Sources: OpenAI, Earnest Analytics
Enterprise and Team
ChatGPT has more than 9 million paying business users as of February 2026. The platform is being used in 92% of Fortune 500 companies.
The enterprise user base has grown rapidly:
| Date | Enterprise Users |
|---|---|
| January 2024 | 150,000 users from 260 organizations |
| April 2024 | 600,000 users |
| March 2025 | 1.5 million users |
Industry distribution of enterprise users:
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technical industries | 28% |
| Education | 23% |
| Business services | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 10% |
How Much Traffic Does ChatGPT Get?
ChatGPT generated 5.4 billion visits in June 2026 alone. It is now the 7th most visited website in the world, according to Similarweb.
The average user spends 6 minutes and 13 seconds per ChatGPT session.
What is ChatGPT’s Market Share?
ChatGPT accounts for 46.4% of the global AI assistant audience as of May 2026, establishing itself as the dominant player with its 900 million weekly active users.
Source: Sensor Tower
ChatGPT Competitors
OpenAI faces stiff competition from multiple fronts:
| OpenAI Feature | Competitors |
|---|---|
| GPT-5 | Anthropic (Claude Sonnet 4, Opus 4.1 Thinking), DeepSeek (V3, R2), Qwen, etc. |
| Open AI Deep Research | Google Deep Search, Perplexity Deep Search, Grok researcher, etc. |
| Voice Mode | Gemini Voice, Sesame AI |
| Sora | Google’s Veo 2, Qwen |
| Operator | Manus AI |
They have tried to maintain a lead through vertical integration and offerings like o3-mini. GPT-4.5 is their latest model, which reduces hallucinations by 63% and is claimed to have better emotional intelligence than leading LLMs. However, tests and user experiences have found Claude Sonnet Thinking to be on par with, if not better than, o3-mini at coding and GPT-4.5 at emotional intelligence.
It remains to be seem if OpenAI can maintain its moat against open source offerings.
OpenAI Valuation and Funding
OpenAI is currently valued at $730 billion pre-money.
The company announced $110 billion in new investment in February 2026 and employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide, with offices in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, London, Dublin, and Tokyo.
Sources: Bloomberg, OpenAI, Tracxn, Fortune
Open AI Revenue
OpenAI topped $25 billion in annualized revenue by the end of February 2026.
OpenAI’s annual revenue growth:
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $1 billion |
| 2024 | $3.7 billion |
| 2025 | $13.07 billion |
Sources: Ars Technica, The New York Times
OpenAI’s revenue sources break down as:
| Revenue Source | Percentage |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT Plus subscriptions | 55% |
| ChatGPT Enterprise | 21% |
| API usage | 15% |
| ChatGPT Team | 8% |