ChatGPT – we reckon there’s a good chance that even your Mum’s using AI these days thanks to ChatGPT. Since late 2022, ChatGPT has been responsible for turning AI mainstream to some degree. But just how big is it? Let’s take a look and dive into some 2024 ChatGPT statistics
Just here for the summary? Here’s the facts in a nutshell with more information, context and sources within.
ChatGPT Statistics Summary 2024
ChatGPT Reached 100 Million Users Within 2 Months of Launch
ChatGPT became the fastest growing tech platform when it reached 100 million users within just 2 months of its launch. January 2023 saw the milestone hit and it was a phenomenal achievement. (Source)
ChatGPT has 100 Million Users+ Per WEEK
These are not just any users. These are”sticky” users who are active on the platform each week. A few months ago, Sam Altman declared that ChatGPT attracts over 100 million weekly users.
ChatGPT has Over 200 Million Users
And if we look at total users, ChatGPT is estimated to have over 200 million of them as of May 2024.
There are 235 MILLION Monthly Searches for “ChatGPT”
According to kwfinder.com, the last 12 months have seen an average of 235 MILLION searches for “chatgpt” in Google globally.
However, this is a rising number. So the average doesn’t tell the whole story.
Searches in the last 12 months peaked in May 2024 according to kwfinder statistics, when 338 million searches we made. Here are the 12 month trends:
Furthermore, there are also searches for a whole host of other similar queries like the below.
| Query | Estimated Monthly Searches (Avg 12 months ending July 2024) |
| chat gpt app | 211000 |
| chat openai | 2610000 |
| ai chat gpt | 247000 |
| chatgpt website | 225000 |
| chatgpt free | 865000 |
This is quite the popular query!
There are Over 2.6 Million Uses of #chatgpt on Instagram
As of 13th August 2024, the hashtag #chatgpt has been used 2.68 million times. And there are other variants of that hashtag with hundreds of thousands of uses in addition.
OpenAI Values at $80 Billion
OpenAI, which created ChatGPT, was valued at over $80 billion in February 2024.
OpenAI has over 2,000 Employees
While different figures are often reported, a recent 2024 figure suggests OpenAI employs over 2,000 people across 6 continents.
The Most Viewed Youtube Video on ChatGPT has Over 5 Million Views
This video is the most viewed video about ChatGPT on Youtube and, as of 13th August 2024, has enjoyed over 5.6 million views.
It’s one of hundreds of videos that have amassed significant viewing figures from users looking for tutorials, tips and help with ChatGPT.
It Took ChatGPT Just 5 Days to Reach 1 Million Users
ChatGPT reached 1 million users within just 5 days of its launch in 2022. At the time, this made it the fastest platform to reach 1 million users by far (second was Instagram which reached 1 million users in two and a half months back in 2010).
This race to 1 million was since beaten, however. When Threads launched in 2023, it reached 1 million users in just 1 hour.
Chat GPT 4 Was Trained Using 1 Trillion Data Parameters
In context, the first version of ChatGPT was trained using 117 million data parameters.
ChatGPT 2 increased this to 1.5 billion.
The third version saw this rise astronomically to 175 billion.
And the 4th version reached the 1 trillion milestone.
There are Over 2 Million Developers Using the ChatGPT API
Us non coding mortals have our own creative uses of ChatGPT. But coders are working to create their own tools using the API all the time and recent reports suggest there are over 2 million developers using the API.
So What Next for ChatGPT?
The model becomes more advanced with each iteration. With regulation potentially on the horizon there could be many changes ahead. But it certainly seems, if these ChatGPT statistics are anything to go by, that this is a platform firmly embedded for the long term.
