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February 20, 2026
OpenAI says 18 to 24-year-olds account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT usage in India
The company said on Friday that users between 18 and 24 years of age account for nearly 50% of all messages sent by Indians to ChatGPT, and users under 30 accounted for 80% of usage in the country.
TL;DR
- Users aged 18-24 account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT messages in India; under 30s make up 80%.
- Indians use ChatGPT mostly for work (35% of messages), with coding tasks being significantly higher than the global median.
- India is OpenAI's second-largest market with over 100 million weekly users.
- OpenAI is increasing its presence in India with new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
- The company has formed partnerships with Tata Group, Pine Labs, Ixigo, Makemytrip, and Eternal.
- OpenAI is also partnering with educational institutions to provide tools to over 100,000 students.
- India's use of AI is described as moving faster than measurement capabilities.
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