OpenAI has released new data that illustrates the rapid adoption of ChatGPT in India. According to Live Mint, the platform has reached 100 million weekly active users in the country, which makes India OpenAI's largest market outside the United States and the fastest-growing area for several of its AI products, including Codex, its coding assistant.
The company's announcement on Friday focuses on the engagement of younger users, including students and young professionals.
Young users driving adoption
OpenAI said people aged 18–24 years account for nearly half of all messages sent to ChatGPT in India, significantly higher than the global average of around 33 per cent for the same age group. Overall, users aged 18–34 years generate about 80 per cent of consumer messages in the country.
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The company noted that younger users are primarily using the chatbot for learning, practical guidance, technical support and creative expression, reflecting growing integration of AI tools into education and early professional life.
Ronnie Chatterji, Chief Economist, OpenAI, was quoted as saying b Live Mint, "AI adoption is moving faster than our ability to measure it - and that’s a challenge for anyone trying to make smart decisions. Signals is our way of putting real-world evidence on the table, so India's AI debate can be grounded in facts, not hype."
ChatGPT increasingly used for work
The data also suggests ChatGPT has evolved beyond experimentation into a regular productivity tool for many Indian users. Around 35 per cent of consumer messages from India are work-related, slightly higher than the global average of about 30 per cent.
According to OpenAI, users commonly rely on the chatbot for editing content, debugging code, technical assistance and speeding up workflows. Outside work, another 35 per cent of usage focuses on practical guidance, while general information searches and writing-related tasks account for roughly 20 per cent each, stated the Live Mint report.
Strong growth in coding and technical use
India shows particularly high engagement with technical features. According to the Live Mint report, OpenAI reported four times higher usage of its data analysis tool among Plus and Pro subscribers compared to global averages. Coding activity is also rising, with Codex usage growing fourfold in weekly active users over the past two weeks.
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For coding-related tasks, Telangana recorded the highest usage levels, followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The data highlights how AI adoption in India is increasingly shaped by younger users and practical, skills-focused applications across education and work.
