India now has 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users, making the country OpenAI’s second-largest market behind the United States, CEO Sam Altman disclosed ahead of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
Altman outlined the milestone in a Times of India op-ed published Sunday as OpenAI prepares to formally participate in the five-day government-hosted summit beginning Monday.
Why It Matters
The 100M figure underscores India’s outsized role in AI adoption globally. With more than a billion internet users and a young, tech-forward population, the country has become a critical growth engine for OpenAI and rivals like Anthropic, which announced plans to open an India office in late 2025.
| Metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| India Weekly Active Users | 100M |
| Global Weekly Active Users | ~800-900M |
| India Share of Global | ~11-12% |
| India Market Rank | #2 (behind U.S.) |
OpenAI’s India Playbook
OpenAI has tailored its approach for India’s price-sensitive market. The company opened a New Delhi office in August 2025, launched a sub-$5 ChatGPT Go tier, and later made it free for one year for all Indian users. The aggressive pricing strategy appears to be paying off.
ChatGPT’s overall global usage has surged past 800 million weekly active users as of October 2025 and is reportedly approaching 900 million — meaning India alone accounts for roughly one in nine users worldwide.
Altman is attending the summit alongside executives from other leading AI companies, signaling India’s growing influence in global AI policy and deployment.
