ChatGPT Set to Reach 700 Million Weekly Users

ChatGPT is closing in on yet another milestone: 700 million weekly active users. This kind of fast-paced growth is rare even in the tech world, with use quadrupling over the past year. It’s not just remarkable—it’s reshaping how millions engage with digital tools daily.

Nick Turley, OpenAI’s VP and head of ChatGPT, tied the community together with a post on X: “This week, ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly active users — up from 500M at the end of March and 4× since last year.” His message wasn’t just about numbers. He highlighted how every day, people and teams are “learning, creating, and solving harder problems.” Those lines echoed across social media and newsrooms, interconnecting the excitement felt by both the team at OpenAI and users worldwide.
 

Take a look at what’s fueling this momentum. In March, OpenAI rolled out an upgraded image-generation feature powered by GPT-4. Response was swift—130 million people generated more than 700 million images within days. This isn’t just about hitting milestones but redefining what people expect from AI.

Engagement stats show how deeply ChatGPT is woven into daily life. According to Sensor Tower, users come back on average more than 12 days a month—behind only Google and X—and spend about 16 minutes each day. These interconnected user habits form the backbone of ChatGPT’s explosive rise, making it not just popular but essential.

It’s not just individual users driving growth. Businesses are jumping in, too. Paying business users climbed to 5 million, up from 3 million just since June. Each of these figures is like another line connecting OpenAI’s vision to real-world impact.