How are people using ChatGPT?

OpenAI just released the largest-ever report on how consumers are actually using ChatGPT 😳 (spoiler: it’s not what you think)

1.5M conversations. 700M weekly users. 3 years of data.

Here’s what they found 👇

↳ 1. ChatGPT is mostly personal now.

In 2024 → 53% of chats were non-work.
In 2025 → 73% are non-work.

Meal plans, advice, ideas > office tasks.

↳ 2. Coding is small.

Only 4.2% of chats are about programming 🤖

↳ 3. The big 3 use cases = 80%.

→ Practical guidance (29%)

→ Info-seeking (25%)

→ Writing (24%)

↳ 4. The demographics flipped.

→ At launch: ~80% men.

→ Now: women slightly outnumber men.

↳ 5. Growth is global.

Adoption is rising 4x faster in low- and middle-income countries than in rich ones.

↳ 6. It’s generational.

→ 50% of chats come from users under 26.

→ But older users (66+) are showing up too, mostly for personal use.

↳ 7. A thinking partner.

→ 49% of chats = asking for advice.

→ 40% = doing tasks (emails, docs, plans).

→ 11% = self-expression.

The key takeaway is this:

ChatGPT isn’t just a work tool. It’s becoming part of everyday life.

Less like software. More like a second brain 🧠

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