OpenAI says ChatGPT has nearly 1 billion weekly users

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI stating that ChatGPTthat it Artificial intelligence chatbothas more than 900 million weekly active users, compared to 700 million in September. The company also says the service now has more than 50 million consumer subscribers.

The number of weekly ChatGPT users has doubled since February 2025, when It had 400 million usersThe number of current commercial subscribers stands at 9 million, which represents a four-fold increase from September. By comparison, rival Anthropic says the number of users of the free Claude app has increased 60% since January, and the number of paid subscribers has doubled, though it did not provide figures.

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Additionally, OpenAI announced a $30 billion cut in investment from Nvidia, down from $30 billion $100 billion was initially toutedWhile SoftBank will now contribute $30 billion and Amazon will contribute $50 billion.

In January, ChatGPT added a new feature $8 to subscribe level, which includes advertising, and prompting Anthropic’s Super Bowl ad To mock this by making a “pinky promise” not to do the same.

ChatGPT is the most popular chatbot, and with the latest investment rounds, its parent company, OpenAI, is now valued at $730 billion, he says.

The growth of chatbot shows how deeply generative AI has penetrated global digital life, making it one of the fastest adopted technologies in history. ChatGPT has significantly outperformed competitors like Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude. This rapid growth has sparked excitement about the potential of AI but has also sparked discussions about responsible use, including concerns about AI Artificial intelligence hallucinations.