Nov 25 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has projected at least 220 million of ChatGPT weekly users will pay for a subscription, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n
OpenAI projects that by 2030, 8.5% of an estimated 2.6 billion weekly users, or around 220 million people, will subscribe to its chatbot, positioning ChatGPT among the world’s largest subscription businesses, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n As of July, about 35 million users, which is roughly 5% of ChatGPT’s weekly active base, paid for “Plus” or “Pro” plans at $20 and $200 a month, respectively, the report added.<\/p>\n Reuters could not immediately verify the report. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\n While OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate is expected to reach about $20 billion<\/a> by this year-end, losses in the company are also mounting, sources have told Reuters.The Information had reported in September that OpenAI generated around $4.3 billion<\/a> in revenue in the first half of 2025, about 16% more than it generated all of last year and it burned $2.5 billion in large part due to its research and development costs for developing AI and for running ChatGPT.<\/p>\n OpenAI expects to generate about 20% of its revenue from new products such as shopping- and advertising-driven features. This week it introduced a personal shopping assistant for ChatGPT, a move that could pave the way for monetization through ads or commission-based sales, the report added.<\/p>\n Reporting by Abu Sultan in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona and Rashmi Aich<\/p>\n Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n