ChatGPT’s weekly users have doubled in less than a year
Now 200 million people use the AI chatbot each week.
By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.
Aug 30, 2024, 5:49 AM GMT+8
Illustration: The Verge
OpenAI says that more than 200 million people use ChatGPT each week, as first reported by Axios. OpenAI spokesperson Taya Christianson confirmed the number to The Verge, which is now double the 100 million weekly active users OpenAI reported last November.
Additionally, Christianson says that 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies are using OpenAI’s products, while API usage has doubled following the release of the company’s cheaper and smarter model GPT-4o Mini.
Since ChatGPT’s launch in late 2022, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have also launched AI chat interfaces of their own, but OpenAI’s user base continues to grow. Today, The Information reported that Meta’s AI assistant has at least 400 million monthly active users and 40 million daily active users.
Earlier today, the US AI Safety Institute also announced that OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to let the government evaluate major AI models before being launched to the public. Reports are also circulating that Apple and Nvidia could be among OpenAI’s next round of investors.
OpenAI says ChatGPT usage has doubled since last year
Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios
OpenAI said on Thursday that ChatGPT now has more than 200 million weekly active users — twice as many as it had a year ago.
Why it matters: ChatGPT remains the leader among generative AI chatbots, but it’s an intensely competitive space with the other big names in tech offering frequent updates in hopes of grabbing share.
By the numbers: OpenAI also said that 92% of Fortune 500 companies are using its products and that usage of its automated API has doubled since the release of GPT-4o mini in July.
What they’re saying: “People are using our tools now as a part of their daily lives, making a real difference in areas like healthcare and education—whether it’s helping with routine tasks, solving hard problems, or unlocking creativity,” CEO Sam Altman said in a statement to Axios.
The big picture: The battle for users remains hotly contested, with Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and Meta all eager to get people to choose their chatbots.
- Meta said earlier on Thursday adoption of its open source Llama models has also grown sharply. Usage at the major cloud service providers has doubled between May and July of this year with the release of Llama 3.1.
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