OpenAI officially announced that ChatGPT has 700 million weekly active users, added a new reminder feature for breaks, and hinted at the launch of GPT-5 this week?

OpenAI has experienced explosive growth, with its flagship product ChatGPT's weekly active user count soaring to 700 million, and revenue continuing to rise. On Monday, OpenAI announced that its ChatGPT product's weekly active user count will reach 700 million this week, a year-on-year increase of more than four times. Meanwhile, the number of paid commercial users is also rapidly increasing, rising from 3 million in June this year to 5 million, significantly accelerating the commercialization process. In addition, the daily user message volume of its products has surpassed 3 billion messages. Compared to a year-on-year growth rate of 2.5 times, this growth rate is also accelerating. Nick Turley, Vice President of OpenAI's ChatGPT product, stated during the announcement: Every day, individuals and teams are learning, creating, and solving more challenging problems. The next week will be an important moment. Analysts believe that the "important week" referred to by Nick Turley likely indicates that OpenAI is about to release GPT-5. It was previously reported that this version would be released in early August. It is expected to launch integrated reasoning (o3), mini/nano versions, as well as improvements in coding/performance. Wallstreetcn previously mentioned that OpenAI doubled its revenue in the first seven months of this year, achieving an annualized revenue of $12 billion, a significant increase compared to the approximately $4 billion revenue level expected in 2024, and is likely to exceed its revenue forecast of $12.7 billion for 2025. Despite rapid growth, ChatGPT still has room to catch up with Google's AI products in terms of total user numbers. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during the company's quarterly earnings call that its AI search summary product, AI Overviews, currently has about 2 billion monthly users in over 200 countries. The company's AI chatbot, Gemini App, has over 450 million monthly active users. Feature Update: New Break Reminder As the user base expands, OpenAI's commercialization capabilities are also strengthening. The number of paid commercial users has reached 5 million, an increase of over 66% from 3 million in June, indicating that enterprises and educational institutions are accelerating the adoption of AI tools. OpenAI is also continuously optimizing the user experience of its core product, ChatGPT. This week, ChatGPT was updated, with the company aiming to provide users with a healthier and more purposeful way of use, such as adding a break reminder feature. In addition, the update aims to improve users' emotional and mental distress, provide guidance for significant personal decisions, and integrate expert opinions from doctors, researchers, and mental health consultants