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OpenAi expands its existence in India – one of the main markets of the leading Chatgpt product.
India is an attractive destination for American technology giants, with companies ranging from Google to Dead Betting on its huge residents – and youth in recent years.
The CEO of Openai Sam Altman visited the country in February this year and met with the country’s Ashwini Vaishnaw’s Minister of Information Technology to discuss cooperation. During the visit, Altman said that India was the second largest market in Openai by a number of users.
He then said that the adoption of artificial intelligence in India “amazing to watch.”
“We love to see the explosion of creativity-India superior to the world,” it is He said on x Earlier this year.
India is one of the fastest ChatGPT markets in the world, Nick Painience, introduces to Nick in Futurum Group Technical Research, for CNBC. He added: “The focus in India in Openai is a strategic step to gain a competitive feature.”
Here is a set of how to expand Openai in India.
Chatgpt explosion
Chatgpt, the primary product of Openai, has seen a strong growth in India. The application was downloaded 10.2 million times in India in August, a huge leap of 2.5 million downloads seen during the same month last year, according to the Analysis Company.
Since its launch, Chatgpt has 111 million downloads in India, before its 80 million downloads in the United States.
Downloads are not necessarily equal to users daily or monthly, but the numbers emphasize the Openai’s growth path in the country.
Download numbers also apply to competitors, including Gemini’s Gemini and Claud’s Claud. Appfigors said that the closest competitor was confused, who had 6.4 million downloads in August.
Indian product
The user’s spending on Chatgpt has increased. To date, Indian users have spent $ 21.3 million on Chatgpt, as applications appear. By comparison, American users spent $ 784 million.
This is confirmed by the fact that although the number of users in India is huge, it is still a market sensitive market.
To address this, Openai was launched at August Chatgpt Go, a low-cost plan 399-Eretes- ($ 4.53)-AI’s AI app.
“It is a classic wedge strategy to capture a market sensitive for prices and build a user base that is difficult for local players to remove later,” Futurum Group said of the strategy.
Infrastructure and employment
according to BloombergOpenai scouts a site in India for at least one database. Bloomberg said this week, the facility would be part of the Openai’s infrastructure batch, although CNBC was unable to verify the report.
The Chatgpt developer said last month that it will open a local office in the market and is currently announcing three sales roles in India.
It also announced last month an educational program in India that will include research for research and provides half a million Chatgpt licenses for teachers and students throughout the country.
India’s challenges
While India does not have a locally artificial intelligence company such as Openai, there are some competitors in the form of local startups, including Sarvam Ai and Kruutrim, and other American technology giants such as Google and Meta.
Continuous geopolitical tensions Between the United States and India for trade, however, it has the ability to cause complications if there is any violent reaction from New Delhi against American technology companies.
Openai was also imprisoned in a legal battle with Asian News International in India, which accused the Chatgpt developer of illegal copyright. It is an issue closely monitoring in the country how to implement copyright laws in the era of artificial intelligence.
“The success of Openai in India is not guaranteed and depends on its ability to move in these legal and political obstacles,” said the patience of the Futurum Group group.
“Although the Indian market is vast, its diversity in languages and the user needs challenges. Openai’s ability to present a real local product and its long -term impact on AI’s talent in India is still not confirmed.”
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2025-09-04 23:18:00
