India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, Sam Altman says

February 15, 2026

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India has 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users, making it OpenAI's second-largest market globally after the US.
India has the largest number of student users of ChatGPT worldwide.
OpenAI has opened a New Delhi office and adjusted its approach for India's price-sensitive market, offering a sub-$5 ChatGPT Go tier.
OpenAI plans to announce new partnerships with the Indian government to expand AI access.
The India AI Impact Summit will be attended by global tech and political leaders, underscoring India's ambition in AI.
Rivals like Google are also targeting Indian students with free AI subscriptions.
Challenges remain in translating widespread adoption into sustained economic impact due to market price sensitivity and infrastructure constraints.

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