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ChatGPT Users Statistics (March 2026) - Global Growth & Usage
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Useful as a reference for understanding the scale and reach of frontier AI deployment; relevant for AI governance and policy discussions about the societal footprint of large language models, though data relies on third-party estimates rather than official OpenAI disclosures.
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A comprehensive statistical overview of ChatGPT's growth and adoption, covering weekly/monthly active users, daily queries, revenue, app downloads, and market share. As of early 2026, ChatGPT has 800 million weekly active users, processes 2.5 billion daily queries, and holds an 81% generative AI market share. Data is aggregated from SimilarWeb, Reuters, Forbes, and other sources.
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- •ChatGPT reached 800 million weekly active users by late 2025, doubling from 400 million in February 2025 and growing from 100M in August 2023.
- •The platform processes over 2.5 billion queries per day and receives 5.72 billion monthly visits as of January 2026.
- •ChatGPT holds 81.13% market share in generative AI and hit $10 billion in annual recurring revenue.
- •India alone reached 100 million weekly active users, indicating significant global adoption beyond the US market.
- •Only 10 million users subscribe to ChatGPT Plus, suggesting the vast majority of usage occurs on the free tier.
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ChatGPT Users Statistics (FEB 2026) - Global Growth & Usage Skip to content ChatGPT currently has 800 million weekly active users, up from 400 million in February 2025. At the same time, India also reached 100 million weekly active users. Additionally, ChatGPT MAU (Monthly visits) reached 5.72 billion in January 2026, up 3.73% from 5.50 billion in December 2025. In this article, we break down ChatGPT statistics. We will look at ChatGPT’s growth, users, traffic, revenue, app downloads, market share, and country-wise adoption. ChatGPT Statistics 2026: Top Picks ChatGPT has 800 million weekly active users currently. ChatGPT gets 5.8 billion monthly visits. Over 2 billion daily queries are processed on ChatGPT. 10 million users globally use ChatGPT Plus. ChatGPT hit $10 billion in annual recurring revenue. With 81.13% ChatGPT market share, it leads in generative AI. There are 64.27 million ChatGPT app downloads so far. Users send 2.5 billion prompts each day on ChatGPT. How Many ChatGPT Users Are There? Currently, ChatGPT weekly active users have reached 800 million, doubling from 400 million in February 2025. Also, ChatGPT’s weekly active users reached 100 million in India. The user base doubled in just weeks, driven by new features and improved AI capabilities. Between December 2024 and February 2025, users grew by 33%, from 300 million to 400 million. Here is a table displaying the number of ChatGPT weekly active users over time . Month ChatGPT’s Weekly Active Users October 2025 800 million February 2025 400 million December 2024 300 million October 2024 250 million August 2024 200 million August 2023 100 million January 2023 50 million ChatGPT maintains a strong position in the United States with an estimated 77.2 million monthly active users, reflecting its continued popularity and reliance as a go-to AI tool in one of its largest user bases. Source: Axios , Reuters , Business Today , Verge , Twitter , Forbes , TechCrunch ChatGPT MAU (Monthly Active Users) ChatGPT recorded more than 5.72 billion monthly visits in 2026. However, these are traffic numbers, not unique users. Using the estimate of 800 million weekly active users, ChatGPT’s actual MAU is expected to be under 1 billion, as weekly user counts include the same individuals across multiple weeks. That’s a 3.73% increase from the previous month, where ChatGPT MAU (monthly visits) was about 5.50 billion. Note: Because OpenAI hasn’t publicly disclosed its monthly users, we can only go by the estimates. Source: SimilarWeb How Many People Use ChatGPT Daily? Right now, ChatGPT gets 193.33 million visits per day. ChatGPT DAU (calculated as per weekly reports) would be an estimated 114.2 million users per day. Per hour, ChatGPT.com sees around 806 million visits. Per minute, that’s roughly 134,259 visits for ChatGPT. Every second, ChatGPT.com receives about 2,238 visits globally. The table below shares ChatGPT’s daily visits breakdown: Time Number of visitors Daily 193.33
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