ChatGPT, OpenAI's AI chatbot, is set to celebrate its second anniversary on November 30, 2024, marking a significant impact on various industries and everyday life since its launch.

Initially launched on November 30, 2022, ChatGPT achieved remarkable growth, reaching 1 million users within just five days and surpassing 100 million users in two months, outpacing other tech platforms.

As of October 2024, ChatGPT boasts over 180 million active users and receives over 4 billion monthly visits, ranking among the top 10 most-visited websites globally according to Semrush.

In professional environments, 75% of global knowledge workers are utilizing generative AI, while 58% of students reported using AI tools during the 2022-23 academic year, as highlighted in Microsoft's Work Trend Index.

The integration of AI in the workforce is further evidenced by LinkedIn's report of a 142-fold increase in AI-related skills added to profiles in 2024.

The widespread adoption of ChatGPT signifies a major shift in business, education, and personal use of AI, addressing a variety of tasks from coding to customer service, despite ongoing ethical and legal challenges.

However, the technology has faced criticism over ethical issues, including low wages for outsourced workers involved in content labeling and concerns over copyright infringement, highlighted by a notable lawsuit from The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft in December 2023.

Under the leadership of CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI has reached a valuation of $157 billion, asserting its position in the AI sector despite competition from emerging products like Gemini and Claude.

OpenAI has continued to innovate, launching GPT-4 for premium users in March 2023 and the multimodal GPT-4o in May 2024, which is capable of processing various media types.

ChatGPT operates on OpenAI's Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) framework, a sophisticated model for natural language processing that learns from extensive datasets.

Founded in December 2015, OpenAI operates under a dual structure with a nonprofit and a for-profit entity, and has partnered with Microsoft since 2019, benefiting from significant investment and equity.

User analytics reveal a diverse demographic, with 14% of users from the US, 8% from India, and significant representation from Kenya and Brazil; notably, 45% of Indian respondents reported using ChatGPT in a September 2024 survey by Boston Consulting Group.