OpenAI expands availability of its ChatGPT app to iOS users in India and 32 other countries – just a week after launching it in the US
The list of new countries includes Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ghana, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mauritania, Mauritius Are. , Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Slovenia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
Earlier this week, OpenAI expanded the ChatGPT app to 11 additional countries after the US, including France, Germany, and Ireland, as well as European countries like New Zealand, Nigeria, South Korea, and the UK.
In the first six days since its initial availability in the US last Thursday (May 18), the ChatGPT mobile app has crossed the half-million download mark, according to data shared by app intelligence firm data.ai. This achievement makes it one of the highest performing new apps. The app has outpaced other AI and chatbot apps as well as Microsoft Edge and Bing apps in the US in terms of downloads since its launch.
The ChatGPT app, which is available for free download and excludes ads, lets users interact with generative AI-based chatbots using their iPhone. It also supports voice input via OpenAI’s speech recognition system Whisper and ChatGPT Plus lets users access advanced features via GPT-4. In addition, users can also subscribe to the ChatGPT Plus service, which costs $20 per month in the US, directly through the iOS app.
OpenAI currently only has a ChatGPT app for iOS. However, the startup, backed by Microsoft and marquee VC firms like Tiger Global and a16z, also has an Android version in the plans, which it has promised to bring to market soon.
The expansion of the ChatGPT app comes at a time when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is visiting several countries to better connect with global policy makers and understand their concerns about AI. The executive met this week with some European heads of state. He is also visiting India early next month.
