OpenAI now serves 400M users every week | TechCrunch
Feb 20, 2025 - techcrunch.com
OpenAI is rapidly establishing itself as a consumer-focused company, reporting 400 million weekly active users for its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, up from 300 million in December 2024. While the company has not disclosed the number of paid subscribers for ChatGPT Plus or Pro, it has seen significant growth on the enterprise side, with 2 million paying enterprise users, a figure that has doubled since September 2024. Additionally, OpenAI's developer API traffic has also doubled in the past six months.
These metrics were shared shortly after China's DeepSeek launched competing AI technologies, indicating OpenAI's intent to showcase its thriving business. The company is experiencing robust growth across consumer, enterprise, and developer segments, highlighting its expanding influence in the AI industry.
Key takeaways:
OpenAI has 400 million weekly active users, up from 300 million in December 2024.
OpenAI has 2 million paying enterprise users, with usage doubling since September 2024.
Developer traffic for OpenAI's APIs has doubled in the past six months.
OpenAI shared these metrics shortly after China's DeepSeek released competing AI technology.
