{"id":8824,"date":"2026-02-15T21:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/?p=8824"},"modified":"2026-02-15T21:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:37:00","slug":"india-hits-100m-weekly-active-chatgpt-users-says-openai-ceo-sam-altman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/india-hits-100m-weekly-active-chatgpt-users-says-openai-ceo-sam-altman\/","title":{"rendered":"India Hits 100M Weekly Active ChatGPT Users, Says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has revealed that India now boasts 100 million weekly active users on ChatGPT, making it the company&#8217;s second-largest market after the United States and highlighting the country&#8217;s rapid embrace of AI tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The milestone, shared by Altman in a Times of India article<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/goto\/https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/toi-plus\/technology\/india-has-a-head-start-on-ai-now-it-needs-these-3-things-to-make-it-work\/articleshow\/128382882.cms\"> published<\/a> on February 15, 2026, comes ahead of his attendance at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, where he emphasized India&#8217;s potential as a &#8220;full-stack AI leader.&#8221; Altman noted that India has the world&#8217;s largest number of student users on ChatGPT, underscoring the role of young adopters in driving the platform&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This figure positions India as a key battleground for AI companies, with OpenAI preparing to deepen ties through the summit, which brings together global AI leaders to discuss innovation and policy. Globally, ChatGPT&#8217;s user base has grown rapidly, reaching over 700 million weekly active users by September 2025, according to OpenAI reports. India&#8217;s share represents about 14% of that total, affirming its status as a major emerging market for generative AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/villpress.com\/openai-ai-restructure-safety-strategy\/\">Bold OpenAI Restructure Signals Powerful Shift In AI Safety Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altman&#8217;s comments align with broader trends: India accounted for 8.91% of ChatGPT&#8217;s global traffic as of recent estimates, second only to the US at 18.06%. The surge in adoption comes as OpenAI expands its presence in the region, including plans for deeper government engagement to support AI development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As AI tools like ChatGPT gain traction in education and beyond, India&#8217;s student-led surge could influence global product development, but it also raises questions about access, equity, and regulatory frameworks in emerging markets.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has revealed that India now boasts 100 million weekly active users on ChatGPT, making it the company&#8217;s second-largest market after the United States and highlighting the country&#8217;s rapid embrace of AI tools. The milestone, shared by Altman in a Times of India article published on February 15, 2026, comes ahead of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[314],"ppma_author":[332],"class_list":{"0":"post-8824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ai","8":"tag-chatgpt"},"authors":[{"term_id":332,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"sebastianhills","display_name":"Sebastian Hills","avatar_url":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sebas-96x96.jpg","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8824"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8826,"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8824\/revisions\/8826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8824"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=8824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}