It's no surprise that investors are eager to invest in OpenAI. The company recently announced a remarkable $6.6 billion in funding and reported that "over 250 million people worldwide use ChatGPT weekly to enhance their work, creativity, and learning." This marks a significant jump from late August when OpenAI noted 200 million weekly users—double the number from the previous November. According to internal documents obtained by The New York Times, 350 million people are utilizing OpenAI's tools each month.
The recent surge in user numbers in such a short timeframe is intriguing. Factors contributing to this growth may include the back-to-school season, as students could be leveraging the chatbot for research and study assistance. Additionally, OpenAI is likely to see another significant boost in ChatGPT’s user base when Apple incorporates it into Apple Intelligence in the coming months.