ChatGPT’s Indian User Base Doubles Since January: Report

India has overtaken the United States to become ChatGPT’s largest market globally by weekly active users. OpenAI India managing director Prabhjeet Singh said the country’s user base has doubled since January 2026. This marks a major shift in the global AI landscape. India was earlier the second-largest ChatGPT market, behind the United States, and was widely seen as OpenAI’s fastest-growing geography. .Rapid User Growth. Singh said the doubling of users in less than a year reflects a change in how Indians use generative AI. People are no longer treating ChatGPT as a novelty; they are using it for work, study, content creation, coding, and everyday problem-solving. Earlier estimates placed ChatGPT’s Indian user base at around 100 million weekly active users.