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ChatGPT rockets to 700M weekly users ahead of GPT-5 launch with reasoning superpowers


ChatGPT reaches 700 million weekly users as OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 with integrated reasoning capabilities in August 2025.

The explosive growth rivals the adoption rates of platforms like Zoom during the pandemic and early social media networks, underscoring how quickly AI tools have moved from experimental to essential. “Every day, people and teams are learning, creating, and solving harder problems,” said Nick Turley, OpenAI’s vice president of product for ChatGPT, in announcing the user benchmark. Under their current agreement, achieving AGI would force Microsoft to relinquish its rights to OpenAI’s revenue and future models, potentially reshaping one of the most consequential partnerships in technology.

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