Investors were eager to invest in OpenAI as the company announced they had raised $6.6 billion in funding, alongside the revelation that over 250 million people worldwide use ChatGPT weekly for work, creativity, and learning. This marks a significant increase from late August, when the chatbot had 200 million users, double the number from the previous year. Internal documents revealed that as of June, 350 million people were utilizing OpenAI’s tools each month. The reason for the sudden surge in user numbers is unclear, but it coincides with the start of the school year, suggesting students may be using the chatbot for research purposes. Furthermore, the integration of ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence in the near future is expected to further boost user numbers.
