ChatGPT India has become the product’s largest market worldwide by weekly active users, according to OpenAI India Managing Director Prabhjeet Singh, who spoke to the Economic Times as reported by Inc42 on 3 November 2026. The Indian user base has doubled since January 2026.
Singh credited Indian users who are building ChatGPT into their daily workflows. Earlier markers show the climb: during Sam Altman’s visit last year he called India OpenAI’s fastest-growing market and its second-largest by users, and in February 2026 OpenAI said India had more than 100 million weekly ChatGPT users.
What Is OpenAI Doing to Grow in India?
OpenAI is expanding Indian-language capabilities and focusing on Android-first product development. It expects paid subscriptions to grow, and Singh indicated that UPI and payments announcements are expected in the coming weeks. The company announced its first India office in Delhi NCR and began local hiring in August 2025; at the February 2026 India AI Impact Summit it announced plans for offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru and launched “OpenAI for India.”
On infrastructure, a partnership with TCS’s HyperVault data centre business starts at 100 MW and could scale to 1 GW. OpenAI models are also available through AWS Amazon Bedrock for local inference, which keeps request processing within India.
What It Means for Indian Businesses
Singh said enterprises, global capability centres (GCCs) and startups are moving from pilots to production, citing JioHotstar and Cars24. India is also among the largest and fastest-growing markets for Codex, with developer usage emerging from tier-II cities.
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT ads in India to support free and lower-priced access alongside paid subscriptions. Singh said advertisers will not access users’ personal information and ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses. Through Razorpay’s growth marketing platform Engage, brands can prepare product catalogues, run campaigns and measure performance; early participating brands include Tanishq, Fastrack, Traya, Tata Neu, Rivaah by Tanishq, Shaadi.com, Axis Max Life, Palmonas and NMIMS.
Industry Reaction and Expert Commentary
The main commentary in the source is from Singh himself, who said OpenAI is engaging government agencies, banks and financial institutions on cybersecurity and backed clear AI regulation. No independent reaction from other industry figures was found in the source reviewed.
What Happens Next?
Watch for the payments and UPI announcements Singh flagged for the coming weeks, further Indian-language features, and the Mumbai and Bengaluru offices announced earlier this year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is India ChatGPT’s largest market?
According to OpenAI India MD Prabhjeet Singh, yes: India is ChatGPT’s largest market globally by weekly active users.
How fast has the Indian user base grown?
It has doubled since January 2026, per the report. In February 2026 OpenAI said India had more than 100 million weekly ChatGPT users.
Will ads influence ChatGPT’s answers?
Singh said advertisers won’t access users’ personal information and ads won’t influence ChatGPT’s responses.
Source: Inc42, 3 November 2026.
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