OpenAI predicts ChatGPT will reach 700 million weekly users

ChatGPT's user base is set to hit 700 million weekly users, showcasing rapid growth.

: ChatGPT is on track to achieve 700 million weekly active users, showing remarkable growth for a consumer app. This milestone follows reaching 500 million users by the end of March, as reported by Nick Turley, OpenAI VP. Brad Lightcap highlighted the popularity spike due to the upgraded image-generation feature, with 130 million users creating 700 million images shortly after launch. Additionally, there is a rise in paying business users to 5 million from 3 million since June.

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT is on track to reach 700 million weekly active users, representing a 40% increase from 500 million in March 2025 and a fourfold rise compared to the same period last year. This milestone was revealed by Nick Turley, OpenAI’s VP and head of the ChatGPT app, highlighting ChatGPT's accelerating growth and mainstream adoption across users and businesses alike.

The platform’s rapid expansion coincides with the upcoming launch of GPT-5, expected in early August 2025, which will introduce advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities. OpenAI anticipates that this upgrade will further enhance user experience and cement ChatGPT’s position as a key productivity and AI tool across industries.

Enterprise usage has also soared, with OpenAI now serving around 5 million paying business customers—up from 3 million in June. On a daily basis, ChatGPT now handles over 3 billion messages, showcasing its deep integration into daily workflows, customer service systems, and creative processes.

Financially, OpenAI's revenue is scaling rapidly. The company has surpassed $12 billion in annualized revenue during the first seven months of 2025, with some estimates placing current ARR at $13 billion. Projections suggest it could exceed $20 billion by the end of the year, making it one of the fastest-growing software platforms in history.

Supporting this growth, OpenAI has secured $8.3 billion in funding at a $300 billion valuation as part of a broader $40 billion funding round. The capital influx, backed by major firms like SoftBank and Andreessen Horowitz, is being used to scale infrastructure via deals with Oracle, CoreWeave, and others to meet ChatGPT’s escalating computational demands.

Sources: TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Reuters, The Information

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