WATCH THE VIDEO HERE ChatGPT developer OpenAI said it has achieved a significant milestone, with its weekly active users surpassing 400 million in February, even with the emergence of new challengers like the Chinese DeepSeek. According to a company spokesperson who spoke to Reuters on Thursday, this remarkable growth highlights the accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools globally. The Microsoft-backed startup, which reported 300 million weekly active users in December, has seen a rapid increase in its user base over the past few months. Additionally, OpenAI’s paying business users have more than doubled since September, crossing the 2 million mark in February. OpenAI’s growth extends beyond its user base. The company reported a twofold increase in developer traffic for its reasoning models over the last six months. The upbeat numbers come at a time of heightened competition in the AI space. Just weeks ago, China’s DeepSeek launched an AI model that claimed it could match or even outperform Western rivals at a fraction of the cost. Earlier this week, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot, as it looks to compete with DeepSeek, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and Alphabet’s Google. Grok-3 debut came at a critical moment in the AI arms race, just days after DeepSeek unveiled its powerful open-source model and as Musk moves aggressively to expand xAI’s influence.
OpenAI surpasses 400 million weekly users amid challenge from Chinese DeepSeek
