ChatGPT reaches 900 million active users weekly

ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users, OpenAI Announce on Friday, putting the AI ​​chatbot within striking distance of a billion people. OpenAI also shared that it now has 50 million paid subscribers.

“Subscriber momentum has accelerated significantly to start the year, with January and February on track to be the largest months for new subscribers in our history,” the company wrote in a blog post. “People use ChatGPT to learn, write, plan, and build. As usage expands, the product improves in ways people feel right away: faster responses, higher reliability, stronger security, and more consistent performance.”

The new weekly active user number represents a jump of 100 million users from 800 million Reported by OpenAI in October 2025.

OpenAI shared the new numbers as part of its announcement Raised $110 billion in private financing, representing one of the largest private financing rounds in history. The new financing includes a $50 billion investment from Amazon, along with $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, at a prior valuation of $730 billion. The round is still open, and the company expects more investors to join.