India Becomes OpenAI's Second-Largest Market with 100 Million Weekly ChatGPT Users

Feb 17, 2026
TechCrunch
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Summary

India surges to become OpenAI's second-largest market with 100 million weekly ChatGPT users, leading globally in student usage as Sam Altman prepares to announce new government partnerships targeting the country's billion-plus internet users.

Key Points

  • India has 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users, making it OpenAI's second-largest market after the United States
  • Sam Altman reveals that India has the highest number of student users of ChatGPT globally as he prepares to attend a government AI summit in New Delhi
  • OpenAI plans to announce new partnerships with the Indian government to expand AI access across the country's price-sensitive market of over one billion internet users

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