India tops ChatGPT usage: AI Trends Report – The Hindu BusinessLine

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India now accounts for 13.5% of global ChatGPT users pushing the US to second at 8.9% and Indonesia at 5.7% users

The number of ChatGPT users in India has surpassed that in the US. India now accounts for 13.5 per cent of global ChatGPT users, topping the list of monthly active users for the AI chatbot and ranking third in terms of DeepSeek mobile app usage up until April 2025.

In the list of top 10 countries using ChatGPT, India overtook the US that stood at 8.9 per cent users and Indonesia that accounted for 5.7 per cent ChatGPT users.

The list is part of the ‘Trends – Artificial Intellligence’ report compiled by Mary Meeker, a US venture capitalist and former Wall Street Securities analyst.

Meeker is known for her Internet Trends report but in 2025, she has come out with a report focusing on AI usage in India.

India ranks third in DeepSeek usage

In terms of DeepSeek Mobile App’s monthly active users, India had 6.9 per cent of global users after China at 33.9 per cent of users and Russia with 9.2 per cent users. The US accounted for 4.4 per cent users followed by Indonesia at 3.5 users.

Reliance enters top 30 global tech companies

Meeker noted that over the past thirty years (1995 to 2025), only five companies remained on the top 30 most highly valued publicly traded global technology companies with one Indian company entering this list in 2025 – Reliance telco sector at $216 billion market cap.

Data centres ramp up electricity demand

Electricity consumption of data centres at the global level grew more than three times over 19 years, as per the International Energy Agency, which includes India, upto 2024. Hyperscalers used the most data centre capacity while servers consumed the most electricity. However, US and Europe led in terms of electricity consumption with Asia-Pacific countries excluding China accounting for just about 1 per cent share of electricity demand, below the global average of 1.5 per cent.

Published on June 2, 2025