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ChatGPT's Work Expansion
OpenAI releases global data on how ChatGPT is used for work across 100 countries.
In brief
OpenAI releases global data on how ChatGPT is used for work across 100 countries. OpenAI's new data shows ChatGPT work usage dropped from 56% to 51.1% of activities in 74 countries between Q1 2025 and Q3 2026. Originally reported by OpenAI.
New OpenAI Signals Data Release
OpenAI releases data exploring 165 work activities across nearly 100 countries.
Work Activities for ChatGPT
Researchers can study how ChatGPT is used for work from preparing materials to programming.
Intermediate Work Activities
The data connects ChatGPT usage to 165 work activity categories called Intermediate Work Activities.
Global Work Usage Patterns
Across 74 countries, the ten most common activities represented 51.1% of work messages in Q3 2026.
Country Specialization
Countries specialized in different work activities over time, with variation in access to AI tools.
U.S. Work Comparison
43% of U.S. employment-weighted tasks fall into Other IWAs outside reported categories.
Data Privacy Measures
Researchers do not read individual conversations; automated systems classify messages with privacy protections.
What it means
OpenAI's new data shows ChatGPT work usage dropped from 56% to 51.1% of activities in 74 countries between Q1 2025 and Q3 2026.
