OpenAI's ChatGPT Hits 800 Million Weekly Users

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman announced at the DevDay conference in San Francisco that ChatGPT has surpassed 800 million weekly active users, marking a 60% increase over six months and highlighting rapid AI adoption globally. The platform supports over 4 million developers and processes over 8 billion tokens per minute, with new tools like the Apps SDK enabling app integration directly through ChatGPT, enhancing user interaction and productivity. ChatGPT's user base includes a diverse demographic, with significant use from software developers, millennials, Fortune 100 companies, and government teams, led by users in the US, India, and Brazil. OpenAI's expansion is also impacting related markets; the surge in ChatGPT's popularity is driving increased interest and trading activity in AI-focused cryptocurrencies such as Fetch.ai (FET) and Render Network (RNDR). These developments underscore OpenAI's growing influence in AI technology and its ecosystem, as well as the broader economic and technological shifts driven by AI integration.