ChatGPT surpasses 2.5 bn daily prompts; India leads in mobile adoption

OpenAI recently revealed that ChatGPT users now generate over 2.5 billion prompts each day globally. According to Axios, of these, the United States accounts for more than 330 million daily prompts, just over 13% of the total.

Where does India stand?

India is emerging as a pivotal market for ChatGPT. According to Sensor Tower data cited in Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report, India accounted for 13.5% of ChatGPT’s mobile app user base as of April 25, well ahead of the U.S. at 8.9% and Indonesia at 5.7%. The country has seen a steady and significant rise in monthly active users, highlighting the rapid adoption of generative AI tools among Indian consumers. If this share is any indication, India’s contribution is likely to be similar or even higher, given recent mobile usage trends.

ChatGPT now handles 20% of Google’s daily search volume  

ChatGPT has recently witnessed staggering growth. The platform has jumped from 1 billion to 2.5 billion daily prompts in just seven months, a pace that far outstrips Google’s historical trajectory.

With this, ChatGPT now handles one-fifth of Google’s daily search volume. This is based on the data that Google had shared in March this year that the tech giant handles over 5 trillion searches annually. Based on current usage, ChatGPT processes roughly 912.5 billion prompts annually.

OpenAI says the vast majority of its more than 500 million weekly active users access the platform through its free version. That number itself surged from 300 million in December to over 500 million by March.

The momentum points to a broader shift in how users access and process information. As Perplexity AI’s Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko told Fortune India earlier, AI-native search is the future, and platforms like Perplexity and ChatGPT are already forcing incumbents like Google to rethink their approach, a shift that will require much more than simply adding an AI mode.