ChatGPT / OpenAI Statistics: How Many People Use ChatGPT?
Written by Backlinko Team
OpenAI is an AI research organization behind the popular ChatGPT.
Launched in November 2022, ChatGPT gained 1 million users within the first 5 days since launch.
In 3 months since its launch, the chatbot from OpenAI already had 100 million monthly active users.
From the number of ChatGPT active users to OpenAI revenue, we’ll cover up-to-date stats about the leading AI product on this page.
Key ChatGPT / OpenAI Stats
- ChatGPT has 300 million weekly active users worldwide.
- 67.7 million people use ChatGPT in the US alone.
- ChatGPT Plus has around 10 million paying subscribers.
- ChatGPT accounts for 62.5% of the market share of the AI tools.
- OpenAI’s monthly revenue stands at $300 million.
- OpenAI is currently valued at $157 billion.
- OpenAI has 2,000 employees worldwide.
ChatGPT Weekly Active Users Worldwide
According to the company announcement in December 2024, ChatGPT has 300 million weekly active users worldwide.
The number of ChatGPT weekly active users has increased from a reported 250 million in October 2024.
Here’s a table with a number of ChatGPT weekly active users since November 2023:
| Date | ChatGPT Weekly Active Users |
|---|---|
| November 2023 | 100 million |
| August 2024 | 200 million |
| October 2024 | 250 million |
| December 2024 | 300 million |
Sources: Axios, TechCrunch
Number of ChatGPT Users in the US
According to the latest data, ChatGPT has an estimated 67.7 million monthly active users in the US.
Source: eMarketer
ChatGPT Adoption Rate in the US
As of February 2024, 23% of US adults claim to have ever used ChatGPT. That’s an increase from 18% in July 2023.
Nearly half (43%) of adults ages 18-29 in the US have ever used ChatGPT, more than any other group. Only 6% of American adults 65 years old and over have ever tried ChatGPT.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of ChatGPT adoption rate in the US by age group:
| Age Group | ChatGPT Adoption Rate |
|---|---|
| 18-29 | 43% |
| 30-49 | 27% |
| 50-64 | 17% |
| 65+ | 6% |
Source: Pew Research Center
Use Frequency of ChatGPT by Country
According to a recent Reuters Institute survey, 22% of respondents in the US claim to use ChatGPT at least once a month. Only 7% of Americans report frequent daily use of ChatGPT.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of use frequency of ChatGPT in 6 select countries:
| Country | Daily | Weekly | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 3% | 8% | 9% |
| United States | 7% | 11% | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| Argentina | 5% | 7% | 5% |
| France | 2% | 7% | 5% |
| Japan | 1% | 5% | 4% |
Source: Reuters Institute
ChatGPT Plus Subscribers
ChatGPT offers a paid subscription plan for $20 per month, which includes various benefits.
According to OpenAI COO (Brad Lightcap), ChatGPT has more than 10 million paying subscribers.
Analysis of credit card data shows that more than 89% and 74% of ChatGPT subscribers continued to pay for the access after 1 and 3 quarters since the first purchase, respectively.
Sources: The Information, Earnest Analytics
ChatGPT Enterprise Subscribers
According to the company announcement, ChatGPT has over 1 million paying users across ChatGPT Enterprise, Team, and Edu offerings.
ChatGPT Enterprise user base grew from 600 thousand reported in April 2024. Back in January 2024, ChatGPT Enterprise had 150,000 users from 260 organizations.
ChatGPT Pro Subscribers
In December 2024, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro, a new subscription tier for $200 per month which unlocks advanced features of OpenAI tools.
Analysis of credit card data shows that ChatGPT Pro sales already accounted for 5.8% of OpenAI consumer sales as of January 1, 2025, with the remaining 94.2% share for ChatGPT Plus.
According to OpenAI CEO (Sam Altman), ChatGPT Pro subscriptions are unprofitable for the company despite the high monthly subscription price due to high usage.
Sources: OpenAI, Earnest Analytics, X/Twitter
Average Time Spent with ChatGPT
In January 2024, the average time spent per ChatGPT web session per user worldwide hit 13 minutes 35 seconds.
Source: Statista
ChatGPT Market Share
In November 2024, ChatGPT accounted for 62.5% of the market share of B2C subscription sales of AI tools. No other paid AI tool had more than 6% market share.
As of June 2023, ChatGPT accounts for 60% of monthly web traffic to the top 50 most used Generative AI web products.
Sources: Andreessen Horowitz, Earnest Analytics
OpenAI Revenue
OpenAI’s monthly revenue reached $300 million in August 2024.
OpenAI expects to generate $3.7 billion in revenue in 2024, more than a 2x increase from the reported $1.6 billion in annualized revenue in late 2023.
OpenAI forecasts to generate $11.6 billion in annual sales in 2025, which amounts to a monthly revenue of $967 million.
Sources: The New York Times, The Information, CNBC
OpenAI Funding
OpenAI has raised a total of $17.9 billion over 9 funding rounds.
Source: Tracxn
OpenAI Valuation
OpenAI is currently valued at $157 billion. That’s up from the reported $86 billion in February 2024.
OpenAI Employees
OpenAI currently has around 2,000 employees worldwide.
OpenAI has open roles at 6 office locations: San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, London, Dublin, and Tokyo.