Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the annual Snowflake Summit in San Francisco, California on June 02, 2025.
OpenAI is rapidly expanding its presence in India — one of the key markets for its flagship ChatGPT product.
India is an appealing destination for U.S. tech giants, with companies ranging from Google to Meta betting on its huge — and young — population over recent years.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited the country in February this year and met with the country's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss collaboration. During the visit, Altman said India was OpenAI's second-largest market by number of users.
He has subsequently said that AI adoption in India is "amazing to watch."
"We love to see the explosion of creativity--india is outpacing the world," he said on X earlier this year.
India is one of ChatGPT's fastest-growing markets globally, Nick Patience, practice lead for AI at tech research and analysis firm Futurum Group, told CNBC. "OpenAI's India focus is a strategic move to gain a competitive edge," he added.
Here's a rundown of how OpenAI is expanding in India.