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ChatGPT Tops 2.5 Billion Daily Prompts as OpenAI Launches Agent Tool and Plans AI Browser

Sam Altman is lobbying policymakers in Washington to secure reforms that guarantee broad public access to AI benefits

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Oliver Jay (left), OpenAI's Managing Director for International markets, speaking at Fortune Brainstorm AI in Singapore on July 23, 2025.
ChatGPT next to a Google logo.

Overview

  • ChatGPT now handles over 2.5 billion user prompts each day, more than doubling its volume since late 2024 and translating to roughly 912.5 billion annual requests.
  • About 330 million of those daily prompts come from users in the United States, highlighting deep domestic engagement.
  • The surge in usage positions ChatGPT as a viable alternative to Google Search’s estimated 14 billion daily queries.
  • OpenAI has rolled out ChatGPT Agent, which can automate tasks on users’ computers, and is reportedly developing an AI-powered web browser to extend its service offerings.
  • CEO Sam Altman is advancing a policy agenda in Washington focused on democratizing AI so that its benefits reach the widest possible audience.