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ChatGPT growth and regulatory scrutiny

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues its rapid user expansion, on track for one billion weekly active users by the end of 2026 after reaching 800 million in late 2025 and 900 million in early 2026. To offset a slower‑than‑expected rise amid competition from Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude and mixed reactions to the GPT‑5 rollout, OpenAI is deepening its enterprise push, aiming to lift corporate‑generated revenue from roughly 40 % to 50 % of total by year‑end. The $200‑per‑month ChatGPT Pro tier now bundles “ChatGPT Sites,” letting users create functional personal webpages from plain‑language prompts, and offers effectively unlimited messaging under a fair‑use policy. Recent user feedback from the United Arab Emirates highlights the feature’s ease of building lightweight apps and clarifies tier‑specific message caps – about 10 messages per three‑hour window on the free tier, 80 on the $20‑per‑month Plus plan, and unlimited on Pro. In July 2026 the European Commission announced it will designate both ChatGPT and the gaming platform Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act, pending an August proclamation. Both services exceeded the EU threshold of 45 million monthly active users. VLOP status will impose periodic systemic‑risk assessments, transparent reporting on content‑moderation and advertising, independent audits and an annual supervisory fee, with non‑compliance fines up to 6 % of global turnover. ~~The move follows earlier DSA actions that fined X €120 million~~ On 29 July 2026 the Commission confirmed the formal designation will be issued in August and ~~Alibaba’s AliExpress €550 million,~~ reiterated the same obligations, noting growing trans‑Atlantic tension and ~~has drawn~~ criticism from U.S. ~~figures, including~~ figures such as former President Donald ~~Trump, who claim the EU is censoring American firms.~~ Trump. For Roblox the designation intensifies child‑safety scrutiny, while ChatGPT will need to disclose mitigation steps for illegal content, election integrity and other systemic harms.

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