OpenAI Predicts 220 Million ChatGPT Customers By 2030

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JAKARTA - OpenAI is expected to reach 220 million ChatGPT paid subscribers by 2030, a drastic increase from around 35 million subscribers by July 2025, according to the company's internal projections.

The strategy used by OpenAI is similar to popular productivity applications such as Zoom and Slack, which offer a free version to attract massive user bases before encouraging premium subscription sales, including special packages for companies. Currently, ChatGPT has more than 800 million users, and that number continues to grow.

OpenAI projects that by 2030, of the 2.6 billion weekly active users, about 8.5% will subscribe to paid services rising from the current conversion of around 5% on average.

Currently, OpenAI offers several subscription packages, ranging from 20 to 200 US dollars per month, including additional packages for business and corporate needs.

With the surge in subscribers, OpenAI has also revised its revenue projection from the ChatGPT subscription service to $87 billion by 2030, surging from around $10 billion this year.

ChatGPT's rapid growth helped boost OpenAI's valuation, which now reaches around $500 billion, making it one of the highest-value technology companies in the world.