India has 100 million weekly active users of ChatGPT, making the country one of OpenAI's largest markets globally, CEO Sam Altman announced ahead of a government-hosted AI summit.
Altman described ChatGPT's growing popularity in India in an article published in the Indian English-language daily, Times of India, as OpenAI prepares to officially participate in the five-day AI Impact Summit in India.
Altman is attending the event alongside senior executives from some of the world's leading AI companies.
The growth comes at a time when OpenAI, like other leading companies, is turning to India's young population and its more than one billion internet users to fuel global expansion.
The maker of ChatGPT opened an office in New Delhi in August 2025 after months of preparatory work in the country and has adapted its approach for India's price-sensitive market, including launching a ChatGPT Go tier for under $5 that was later made free for a year for Indian users.
In the article, Altman said that India is ChatGPT's second-largest user base after the United States, highlighting the South Asian country's growing importance in OpenAI's global strategy.
This discovery comes as overall usage of ChatGPT has grown worldwide, with the platform reaching 800 million weekly active users as of October 2025 and reportedly approaching 900 million.
Altman also highlighted the role of students in driving the use of ChatGPT, saying that India has the largest number of student users of ChatGPT globally. /Telegraph/
