Use of ChatGPT in India has hit a record high in 2025 and it is now the highest market for generative AI chatbots across countries. This evolution is led by the widespread digital adoption, inexpensive mobile internet and a spirit of entrepreneurship fuelling AI innovations in every sector. This is an in-depth look at ChatGPT’s steady rise in India, backed by annual stats and comparative tables from its launch year until today.
ChatGPT’s Growth Trajectory in India
India led the userbase of ChatGPT with 13.5%% global MAUs, surpassing United States (8.9%) and other world’s biggest economies in 2025. Not only does the AI trends report spotlight that momentum, but also its fast pace due to education, business as well as creative uses.
The rapid expansion of ChatGPT has been remarkable, with one million users within the first five days of its launch in November 2022 and up to 700–800 million weekly active users globally by October 2025. These active users largely contribute to India being in a digital forefront today.
Yearly ChatGPT User Growth: Global and India Focus
The table below shows the summary of statistical data on global ChatGPT user base increase and India’s share since launch:
| Month/Year | Global Weekly Users | Global Monthly Visits (Billion) | % from India | Approx. India Users |
| Nov 2022 | 1 million | 0.26 | <1% | <10,000 |
| Jan 2023 | 30 million | 0.68 | 2% | 600,000 |
| Nov 2023 | 100 million | 1.9 | 7% | 7 million |
| Dec 2024 | 300 million | 4.8 | 12% | 36 million |
| Feb 2025 | 400 million | 4.7 | 13% | 52 million |
| Oct 2025 | 700–800 million | 5.2 | 13.5% | 94–108 million |
- By April 2025, India accounted for more than 13.5% of ChatGPT’s monthly global users by itself.
- Not only that, India has global leadership on app downloads and daily active users contributions from both urban and tier-2/3 towns.
ChatGPT Market Share in India
India’s share of the global ChatGPT traffic is around 13.5%, which is higher than any other country, showing an extensive use of the transformer model for various applications in education, workplace writings, creative works, coding projects and customer support as well as personal interactions in daily virtual chats.
- Many schools, colleges and coaching institutes have adopted ChatGPT to research, teaching aid and language learning.
- Business also use it for marketing, automation, email composition, insights into the market.
ChatGPT Usage Trends and User Demographics
- More than 45% of overall ChatGPT users across the world are aged below 25—youth adoption in India is particularly strong among students and young professionals who are driving usage trends.
- Applications include educational research (most common), code generation, writing, personal productivity and commercial applications.
- Having direct reach: ChatGPT is most commonly accessed directly (81% either go to the chatgpt.com website or use the app), but a decent portion of traffic comes from social platforms and word of mouth.
Global vs Indian Share and Competitor Comparison
| Country | Share of ChatGPT Visitors (2025) |
| India | 13.5% |
| United States | 8.9% |
| Indonesia | 5.7% |
| Germany | 3% |
| Brazil | 5.8% |
India scores stand out, especially compared with other major tech markets, highlighting strong digital readiness and openness to AI in everyday life.
Annual Milestones and Key Insights
- November 2022: ChatGPT releases in India; some early interest from techies.
- 2023: Wider proliferation as mainstream media and tech communities take on role of promoting AI literacy; adoption into conference room environments, classrooms, and business settings.
- 2024: Explosion of smartphone use and of support for regional languages drives even greater adoption.
- 2025: India overtakes the USA as global leader in ChatGPT usage, driven by the country’s mobile-first internet penetration, millions of young people on the rise and affordable AI-powered productivity.
Summary Table of ChatGPT’s Past Years
| Year | Global Weekly Users | India’s Share | Approx. India Users |
| 2022 | 1M (launch) | <1% | <10,000 |
| 2023 | 100M | 7% | 7 million |
| 2024 | 300M | 12% | 36 million |
| 2025 | 700–800M | 13.5% | ~100 million |
Conclusion
Conclusion As of 2025, India is the world leader when it comes to the use of ChatGPT in a never seen before universal embrace across every segment of society. This rising trajectory will not only drive innovation, but also establish India as a serious influencer in global AI policy and technology adoption.” AI is set to increasingly become a cornerstone of Indian life, business and education in the years to come.