In the first-ever study about how people are using the chatbot, OpenAI says 70% of conversations are about non-work-related topics, a much higher percentage than just a year ago.
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OpenAI is pulling the curtain back on what people are talking to ChatGPT about in a new research paper that acknowledges « little is known » about how large language model (LLM) chatbots are being used.
The 63-page report contains many interesting nuggets, but two points are particularly surprising. First, although most early adopters were men, « more than half of weekly active users » are women as of June 2025, classified by researchers as those with « typically female first names. » Still, usage is growing rapidly across genders and even countries. OpenAI claims 700 million users—10% of the global adult population—are now using ChatGPT weekly.
Second, 73% of all chats are not work-related, a sharp increase from 53% a year ago.
