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OpenAI's ChatGPT Hits 800M Weekly Users, Faces Lawsuits and Regulatory Scrutiny
15 Nov
Summary
- ChatGPT reaches 800M weekly active users as of October 2025
- OpenAI faces lawsuits over copyright infringement and teen suicide cases
- OpenAI expands into consumer healthcare with AI tools and data aggregators
In November 2025, OpenAI's ChatGPT, the text-generating AI chatbot, has continued its rapid growth, now reaching 800 million weekly active users. The company has seen significant expansion, including a partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, the release of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the launch of its text-to-video model Sora.
Despite this success, OpenAI has also faced its share of challenges. The company has been hit with lawsuits from Alden Global Capital-owned newspapers alleging copyright infringement, as well as an injunction from Elon Musk to halt OpenAI's transition to a for-profit model. Additionally, OpenAI is battling the perception that it's ceding ground in the AI race to Chinese rivals like DeepSeek.
In a notable development, OpenAI is now exploring the consumer health sector, developing AI tools like personal health assistants and data aggregators. The company has made new healthcare-focused hires and aims to simplify access to fragmented medical data through its conversational AI approach. However, the company has also faced a series of lawsuits related to the alleged role of its AI models in several teen suicides.
As OpenAI continues to navigate these challenges, the company is also reportedly laying the groundwork for one of the largest funding rounds in history, as it pursues an ambitious data center project and strengthens its relationship with Washington.
