ChatGPT Statistics 2026: Users, Revenue & Usage
Last updated May 1, 2026 · 10 statistics · Curated by AI Understanding (nonprofit)
These ChatGPT statistics for 2026 cover monthly active users, paid-plan revenue, web traffic, user demographics, and how the product compares to the rest of the chatbot field.
All numbers are sourced and dated. AI Understanding is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — please cite the underlying source or link back here when quoting.
- #1
ChatGPT has 800 million weekly active users.
It is the fastest product in history to reach 100 million (2 months), 200M, and 500M users.
Source: OpenAI · As of 2026-02-15
- #2
ChatGPT.com receives ~5.5 billion visits per month.
It is the 4th most-visited website globally — behind Google, YouTube, and Facebook.
Source: Similarweb · As of 2026-03-01
- #3
OpenAI's annualized revenue is approximately $12 billion.
Up from $3.4B in mid-2024 — driven by ChatGPT Plus, Team, Enterprise, and API.
Source: The Information · As of 2026-02-01
- #4
ChatGPT Plus has more than 15 million paying subscribers.
The $20/month plan remains the largest contributor to direct consumer revenue.
Source: OpenAI / industry estimates · As of 2025-12-01
- #5
ChatGPT Enterprise has more than 3 million seats deployed.
Used by 92% of Fortune 500. Average deal size > $250k ARR.
Source: OpenAI · As of 2025-11-01
- #6
The most common ChatGPT use case is writing (~42% of sessions).
Coding is second (~21%), followed by research, summarization, and brainstorming.
Source: OpenAI usage report · As of 2025-09-01
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Roughly 55% of ChatGPT users are male; 45% female.
The gender gap has narrowed every year since launch.
Source: Similarweb / Pew Research · As of 2025-10-01
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The 18–34 age group makes up ~62% of ChatGPT's user base.
Education and entry-career workers drive the largest cohort.
Source: Pew Research Center · As of 2025-08-01
- #9
OpenAI's most recent valuation was $500 billion.
Closed in late 2025 — the highest private-company valuation in history.
Source: Reuters · As of 2025-10-01
- #10
ChatGPT supports 50+ languages with near-parity performance.
Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, and Portuguese are the next-largest user bases after English.
Source: OpenAI · As of 2025-09-01
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