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OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT now has 400 million weekly active users, marking a substantial increase from 300 million in December 2024. This growth of 33% in just three months highlights the platform's increasing popularity across both consumer and enterprise sectors. Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's COO, attributed this surge to word-of-mouth referrals and the perceived utility of the product. In addition to individual users, OpenAI has also seen its enterprise client base double, reaching 2 million paying business users, which includes major companies like Uber, Morgan Stanley, and T-Mobile.

OpenAI's API traffic has also experienced significant growth, doubling in the past six months. Notably, the usage of the "o3" reasoning model has increased fivefold, demonstrating a growing reliance on OpenAI's models in software development and enterprise applications. Despite facing competition from companies like DeepSeek, OpenAI continues to solidify its position as a leading AI provider. Lightcap compared the trajectory of OpenAI's enterprise business to the early growth of cloud services pioneered by Amazon Web Services.

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References :

• Dataconomy: 400 million users later OpenAI still has a major problem
• SiliconANGLE: OpenAI reaches 400M weekly active users, doubles enterprise customer base
• Maginative: OpenAI’s Growth Shows No Signs of Slowing, Now Serving 400 Million Users
• PCMag Middle East ai: OpenAI removes Chinese accounts which published propaganda in Latin American newspapers
• ChinaTechNews.com: Open AI bans multiple accounts found to be misusing ChatGPT

Classification:

• HashTags: #ChatGPT #OpenAI #AIgrowth
• Company: OpenAI
• Target: Global Users
• Product: ChatGPT
• Feature: ChatGPT
• Type: AI
• Severity: Major