ChatGPT ads reach 89 countries as OpenAI passes 100,000 advertisers
OpenAI is bringing ads in ChatGPT to 26 more countries, taking the total to 89. More than 100,000 advertisers have now run campaigns on the platform, the company said. It launched ChatGPT ads just over eight months ago. OpenAI announced the expansion in a blog post on Wednesday. The new markets include 14 more Latin […] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI announced the expansion in a blog post on Wednesday. The new markets include 14 more Latin American countries, among them Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Ads are also launching in Nigeria, South Africa, Serbia, Ukraine, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and in more European markets. OpenAI brought ads to 31 European countries in August.
OpenAI’s ad business reached an annualised $1bn in revenue in August, up from $100m in March, Ashley Capoot reported for CNBC .
Rival Anthropic made OpenAI’s ads the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign in February, CNBC reported. Anthropic pledged to keep its own chatbot, Claude, ad-free.
OpenAI is building up its ad business ahead of a potential stock market listing, Reuters reported. OpenAI executives have signalled a 2027 listing, according to CNBC.
