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On 27 February 2026 OpenAI said ChatGPT had more than 900 million weekly active users and more than 9 million paying business users.

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OpenAI February 27, 2026 [...] with more than 900M weekly active users [...] More than 9 million paying business users rely on ChatGPT for work

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Scaling AI for everyone
OpenAI · 2026-02-27

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“On 27 February 2026 OpenAI said ChatGPT had more than 900 million weekly active users and more than 9 million paying business users.” ai notis, checked 21 Oct 2026. Source: Scaling AI for everyone (OpenAI). https://ainotis.com/c/2170

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ai notis. (2026, October 21). On 27 February 2026 OpenAI said ChatGPT had more than 900 million weekly active users and more than 9 million paying business users [Checked claim 2170]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2170

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