A milestone in expanding access to AI

ChatGPT Ads reaches $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate and global expansion continues. In less than 200 days after launch, ChatGPT Ads has reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate. The platform is now used by tens of thousands of advertisers and continues to expand globally. Starting later today, advertisers can purchase ChatGPT ads directly via Ads Manager across India, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Advertising is one pillar of OpenAI’s diversified business model, alongside consumer subscriptions, enterprise offerings, and usage-based APIs. Together, these offerings give people, developers, and businesses choice in how they access OpenAI products, including an advertising-supported free tier that helps keep ChatGPT available to more than 1 billion weekly active users. People come to ChatGPT with clear goals.

They might be choosing software for their business, learning a new language, planning a renovation, looking for a job, or exploring a new hobby. They explain what they want to accomplish, what matters to them, and the constraints they face. ChatGPT can help them frame the decision, establish criteria, understand alternatives, and move closer…