OpenAI Releases ChatGPT Usage Data Showing Growth in Users 35 and Over
The data shows ChatGPT's user base is aging and multimedia use is climbing, signaling a shift toward broader, more visual applications beyond simple text queries.
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OpenAI published ChatGPT usage data through June 2026, including country-specific trends. Users aged 35 and over are increasing in over 90% of countries. Multimedia conversations rose after the April 2026 release of ChatGPT Images 2.0, reaching 7.8% globally and 4.6% in Japan. Work-related artifact generation more than doubled globally.
OpenAI's new usage report, published August 7, breaks down ChatGPT activity by region, country, and conversation type. Growth in weekly active users since July 2023 has been fastest in Africa, South America, and Oceania, narrowing the gap with leading regions.
Conversation patterns diverge sharply between personal and work use. Globally, artifact generation, which includes creating documents, images, or code, more than doubled during work hours. In Japan, it made up 13.6% of non-work conversations but 32% of work conversations.
Multimedia conversations, which include image generation, have grown since ChatGPT Images 2.0 launched in April 2026. As of June, they accounted for 7.8% of all conversations worldwide and 4.6% in Japan. South America leads, with Brazil at 11.1%, Colombia at 10.1%, and Mexico at 10%.
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