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OpenAI says teens on ChatGPT for Teens spend under 15 minutes a day on average

OpenAI's 7 October post reports its own usage figures for the under-18 experience and says College Planner is coming to it.

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OpenAI published early figures on ChatGPT for Teens on 7 October 2026. ChatGPT for Teens is the default experience applied to accounts identified as under 18. OpenAI says teens spend under 15 minutes a day on ChatGPT on average, and that less than 2% spend more than three consecutive hours.

The ChatGPT for Teens experience includes built-in break reminders. OpenAI says that in almost half of teen conversations with a break reminder, the teen took a break or ended the conversation within five minutes. In one week nearly 1.2 million teens used Learning Visualizations and more than 180,000 used Study Mode, according to OpenAI.

OpenAI also said College Planner is coming to ChatGPT for teens, and that it will support Boston Children's Hospital's Digital Wellness Lab and its Student Advisory Council over the next three years. These are OpenAI's own figures and plans, not an outside review.

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1 Helping teens learn, plan, and shape the future of AIOpenAI · 7 Oct 2026 · 7 facts Open the source archived copy

  1. OpenAI published Helping teens learn, plan, and shape the future of AI on October 7, 2026, sharing early progress on ChatGPT for Teens. Quote: "Today, we’re sharing early progress on ChatGPT for Teens"

    Today, we’re sharing early progress on ChatGPT for Teens
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  2. OpenAI describes ChatGPT for Teens as the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18. Quote: "the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18"

    the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18
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  3. OpenAI says teens spend under 15 minutes a day on ChatGPT on average, and less than 2% spend more than three consecutive hours. Quote: "On average, teens spend under 15 minutes a day on ChatGPT. While less than 2% of teens spend more than three consecutive hours on ChatGPT"

    On average, teens spend under 15 minutes a day on ChatGPT. While less than 2% of teens spend more than three consecutive hours on ChatGPT
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  4. OpenAI says ChatGPT for Teens includes built-in reminders to encourage breaks, and that in almost half of teen conversations with a break reminder, teens took a break or ended their conversation within five minutes. Quote: "in almost half of teen conversations with a break reminder, teens took a break or ended their conversation within five minutes"

    in almost half of teen conversations with a break reminder, teens took a break or ended their conversation within five minutes
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  5. OpenAI says that in one week nearly 1.2 million teens used Learning Visualizations and more than 180,000 used Study Mode. Quote: "In one week, nearly 1.2 million teens used Learning Visualizations to better understand math and science concepts, and more than 180,000 used Study Mode for step-by-step learning support."

    In one week, nearly 1.2 million teens used Learning Visualizations to better understand math and science concepts, and more than 180,000 used Study Mode for step-by-step learning support.
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  6. OpenAI says it will soon add College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens. Quote: "we’ll soon be adding College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens"

    That’s why we’ll soon be adding College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens.
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  7. OpenAI says it is supporting Boston Children's Hospital's Digital Wellness Lab and its independent Student Advisory Council over the next three years. Quote: "over the next three years to learn directly from young people about how AI fits into their lives"

    over the next three years to learn directly from young people about how AI fits into their lives
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