ChatGPT Rapidly Spreading in Korea... Users Increase by 30% in One Month

App Usage Time and New Installations Surge
Growing Interest Following GPT-4o Release

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The number of users of OpenAI's conversational chatbot 'ChatGPT' has been confirmed to have significantly increased in Korea as well.

According to mobile application analytics firm Mobile Index on the 11th, the number of ChatGPT mobile app users last month was estimated at 1,273,992, a 30.0% increase compared to the previous month. This is the first time the monthly ChatGPT app users have exceeded one million.

The monthly users increased from 697,830 in February this year to 880,364 in March, continuing an upward trend for three consecutive months.

Additionally, the usage time and new installations of the ChatGPT app also increased significantly. The total usage time in May was 739,332 hours, a 55.8% increase compared to the previous month. As for new app installations, there were 404,570 cases last month, a 47.9% increase within one month. In the first week of June (1st to 7th), it further rose to 113,879 cases.

This upward curve is interpreted as reflecting high interest in ChatGPT domestically. In mid-last month, OpenAI attracted attention by unveiling a new ChatGPT model called 'GPT-4o (GPT-Poo)'. Unlike previous models that mainly allowed conversations through text, GPT-4o enables users to ask questions and request answers in real-time voice, showing response speeds similar to humans.