AI adoption surges as OpenAI passes 400 million users
The growing demand for AI tools is evident as OpenAI’s weekly users now exceed 400 million.
OpenAI’s weekly active users exceeded 400 million in February, marking significant growth in AI adoption. The company had 300 million weekly users in December, and its paid business subscribers have more than doubled since September, surpassing 2 million.
Competition in the AI space remains intense, with China’s DeepSeek claiming its new model can rival or outperform Western alternatives at a lower cost.
Surging demand has led to service outages for the startup, while questions persist about its access to Nvidia’s H800 chips despite US export restrictions.
OpenAI also reported a sharp increase in developer traffic for its AI models, with usage of its latest o3 model rising fivefold since its January launch.
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