57+ OpenAI Statistics (2025) +++ ChatGPT Users and Revenue

Report Highlights

OpenAI was used by 400 million users monthly in February 2025.
ChatGPT was released in November 2022, and in three months it already reached 100 million users.
Microsoft invested $10 billion in OpenAi in 2023.
Companies with over 10,000 employees make up the largest group of OpenAI users.
The platform was valued at $157 billion in 2024.
People in 156 countries have access to the OpenAI platform.
OpenAI is used most by businesses in the technical, education, and business services industries.
OpenAI’s image-creating automation DALL-E has 3 million users.
Almost twice as many men as women use OpenAI.
The platform can create strings of emojis from movie titles.
All OpenAI needs to generate a recipe is a list of ingredients.
The entire AI industry is expected to reach $1.3 trillion in global revenue by 2025.

OpenAI and ChatGPT Users

OpenAI has grown significantly in popularity in recent months and years. Some of its fastest growth occurred near the end of 2022.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has 400 million weekly active users as of February 2025.
OpenAI’s traffic and user statistics have significantly increased since its launch, with no recent data on specific monthly view drops.
ChatGPT reached 400 million weekly active users by February 2025, a massive increase from its early days.
Only a negligible percentage of OpenAI users come through paid marketing measures, with most acquired organically.
The other percentage of users were acquired organically.
Given the vast user base, the number of users from paid sources would be minimal compared to organic growth.
Almost four-fifths (79%, specifically) of OpenAI traffic comes from search results, though exact figures may vary.
Another small percentage of OpenAI’s website traffic comes from social media.
YouTube is a significant source of social media traffic for OpenAI, though exact percentages may have changed.
Twitter also contributes to OpenAI’s social media traffic, though exact figures are not specified.
Mail and display ads account for a very small percentage of the traffic to OpenAI.
The typical user spends about four minutes and 45 seconds on the platform, though this may have changed.
Users visit over 6 pages on average each time they use OpenAI, though this figure might have evolved.
As of recent data, OpenAI’s website engagement metrics like bounce rate are not specified.
More than 3 million developers use DALL-E to train algorithms.
ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users within three months of its launch.

OpenAI Demographics

The platform receives visitors from all over the world and of all ages and genders. However, some groups use the tool much more often than other groups.

Only 44.47% of OpenAI users are women.
Men make up the remaining 55.53% of people using the platform.
Over one-third (33.17%) of OpenAI users are between 25 and 34 years old.
Adults from 18 to 24 years old make up an additional 28.24% of users.
That means more than half of all OpenAI users (61.41%) are 34 years old or younger.
Only 3.35% of people who’ve used OpenAI are 65 years or older.
People aged 35 to 54 make up over a quarter of users, specifically 29.56%.
The remaining 5.68% of OpenAI users are 55 to 64 years old.
Just under one-fifth of OpenAI users (14.52%) are from the US.
India comes in second place but with only 6.86% of all OpenAI users.

OpenAI Business Use

Businesses of all sizes and across industries have taken to OpenAI. Whether you have a small business or work for a massive corporation, you can use the platform in some way.

Nine US states are home to companies that have started using OpenAI, with this number potentially expanding as OpenAI plans to establish data centers across 16 states.
In California, about 200 companies are starting to accommodate OpenAI.
New York comes in second place, with 70 companies using the platform.
Thirty companies based in Texas use OpenAI in their processes.
OpenAI is now being used by 30 companies with offices in Illinois.
Virginia rounds out the top five, being home to 25 companies using OpenAI.
The other states that have companies using the platform include: Florida, Georgia, Missouri, and South Carolina.
In the technical industry, over 300 companies have begun using OpenAI.
Education is the industry with the second-highest number of adopters, at 250 companies.
The third-place spot goes to the business services industry, with 120 companies adopting OpenAI.
About 250 companies with more than 10,000 employees use OpenAI.
The second largest group is companies with 1,000 to 5,000 employees, with 160 companies adopting the platform.
Only 50 companies with between 500 and 999 employees have used OpenAI.
That’s smaller than the number of companies with fewer than 10 employees using the platform: 80.
Companies with over $1 billion in revenue are the largest group, with 320 companies using OpenAI.
In second place is companies with between $1 million and $10 million in revenue: 220.
When it comes to smaller businesses, about 70 companies with less than $1 million in revenue have started using OpenAI.

OpenAI Use Worldwide

While OpenAI isn’t available everywhere, it is in a lot of places. It’s important to note where it’s most popular.

OpenAI is available in over 180 countries, leaving about 15 countries without access.
Notable countries where OpenAI isn’t available include Russia, China, Ukraine (with certain exceptions), and Iran.
Some other countries without access to the platform are Afghanistan, Venezuela, and Belarus.
The top five countries that use OpenAI include the US, India, France, Spain, and the UK.
Combined, these countries only account for 35.56% of all OpenAI visits.
The remaining countries with access to the platform account for the other 64.44% of visits.

OpenAI Revenue

With free tools, it’s easy to wonder how OpenAI makes its money and how that will change in the future. Sure, they’ve started charging for some things, but you don’t have to pay.

The valuation of OpenAI nearing $300 billion indicates a significant market presence, with OpenAI holding about 6.68% market share in the AI industry.
In 2019, OpenAI received a $1 billion investment from Microsoft.
Microsoft later invested an additional $10 billion in 2023.
OpenAI began as a non-profit before transitioning to a capped for-profit company in 2019.
Most of the platform’s revenue comes from partnerships and investments.
In 2023, OpenAI earned roughly $1 billion in revenue.
The company’s revenue is predicted to grow significantly, potentially reaching $11 billion by the end of 2025.

OpenAI Competitors

OpenAI is a unique tool, but it still faces competition from the rest of the AI industry and other websites in general. Consider how it’s performed compared to other websites and tools.

When it comes to traffic, OpenAI is now ranked 90th globally as of February 2025.
Elon Musk resigned from the OpenAI board in February 2018 to avoid a conflict of interest due to developments at Tesla.
OpenAI is ranked 6th in the Computers Electronics and Technology – Other category.
The entire AI industry is projected to reach $1.3 trillion in global revenue by 2025.
From 2020 to 2024, the AI industry experienced significant growth, with a substantial increase in revenue.

Other OpenAI Statistics

Some of the best statistics don’t fall into prior specific categories. But I’d still want to know a few numbers and other details.

OpenAI was founded in California in 2015 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and others.
OpenAI’s tool ChatGPT reached 100 million users within two months of launching.
The average cost per use of ChatGPT is most likely less than 5 cents.
Running ChatGPT costs OpenAI about $300,000 per day or $9 million per month.
ChatGPT can only access information up to 2022, so it can’t provide you with current events or other news.

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