# OpenAI Reports More Than 1 Billion Weekly Users as IPO Decision Remains Open By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/25462 Published: 2026-09-29T17:19:15.000Z Updated: 2026-09-29T17:19:15.000Z Section: Business > The company also reported serving 2.5 million businesses after confidentially submitting a draft S-1 to the SEC on June 8, 2026, without setting a listing timetable. OpenAI products reached more than 1 billion weekly active users, while the company reported serving 2.5 million businesses and kept open the possibility of a future public listing. The figure was included in a Sept. 8 announcement and covers OpenAI’s broader product portfolio, including ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, Codex and applications built with its API. It does not represent ChatGPT users alone. “Our products reach more than one billion weekly active users and 2.5 million businesses,” Sarah Friar, OpenAI’s chief financial officer, said in the announcement. OpenAI’s revenue model includes free access supported by advertising, subscriptions and usage-based offerings. The combined user and business figures provide a snapshot of the company’s reported reach across consumer and enterprise products. The announcement followed OpenAI’s confidential submission of a draft S-1 to the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2026. A confidential filing allows the company to begin discussions with regulators while keeping the registration statement private. The submission does not establish a timetable for an initial public offering. OpenAI also has not decided whether to pursue a public listing, leaving the filing as an option rather than a commitment. “We have not decided on timing yet; it may be a while because there are things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company,” OpenAI said in its June 8 statement. The filing gives OpenAI the option to go public sooner, but the company has not disclosed a valuation or committed to listing. The development follows [earlier discussions about a potential OpenAI IPO](), when the company reported more than 900 million weekly active ChatGPT users. ## Links in this article - [earlier discussions about a potential OpenAI IPO](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/24947)