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ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users

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Source: TechCrunchFebruary 27, 2026

Summary

ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users and 50 million paying subscribers, with OpenAI reporting that subscriber growth accelerated significantly in early 2026. The company announced a $110 billion funding round, one of the largest private funding rounds ever, with major investments from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank at a $730 billion valuation.

Classification

Attack SophisticationTrivial

Affected Vendors

OpenAI

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Original source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/chatgpt-reaches-900m-weekly-active-users/

First tracked: February 27, 2026 at 03:00 PM

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