ChatGPT’s Rapid Growth and Capacity Challenges

ChatGPT has seen rapid growth, with paid subscribers increasing by 30% in three months to 20 million and total weekly users reaching 500 million. However, despite these impressive numbers presented during OpenAI’s $40 billion funding round, the company is not yet profitable. CEO Sam Altman has warned of potential capacity issues that could lead to product delays and more errors. The recent surge in users, driven by a Ghibli-image trend, added a million new users in just one hour, highlighting growth rates that are challenging even for major tech companies.