Sam Altman says India is now OpenAI's biggest market, ahead of the US
Altman told Raj Shamani that India now has more OpenAI users than the US and is growing quickly, in a November 3rd interview that also put RSI pacing at the center of his job.
By Ryan Merket · Published · Updated
Primary source: CEOInterviews.AI
Why it matters
India passing the US as OpenAI's biggest market changes where the company's largest pool of users, feedback and builder energy sits. Altman tied India's optimism to faster economic growth and unmet demand for products and services, a contrast with US skepticism that founders selling AI into both markets have to design, price and build trust around.
Sam Altman said India is now OpenAI's biggest market in the world, ahead of the United States, and still growing quickly. Asked to confirm that India had passed the US, Altman said: "Yeah."
Altman made the claim while explaining why people he meets in India sound more optimistic about AI than people he meets in the US. He said countries that are developing faster, with economies growing faster and more unmet demand for products and services, tend to welcome AI more readily than developed economies.
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