ChatGPT Hits 900 Million Weekly Users as Paid Subscribers Top 50 Million
OpenAI reports its fastest start-of-year subscriber gains, signaling rising consumer willingness to pay for AI assistants.
Overview
- The company says weekly usage has climbed roughly 350% in 18 months, up from just over 200 million weekly users.
- More than 5% of weekly users are paying customers, with January and February 2026 on track for record new sign-ups.
- OpenAI frames the surge as improving the service with faster responses, greater reliability, and stronger safety.
- ChatGPT has been integrated with Siri since 2024, while 9to5Mac reports Apple plans deeper Gemini-powered features as soon as iOS 26.5.
- India remains a key market, with 100 million weekly users previously cited by CEO Sam Altman.