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Believe me, itโ€™s not...ย โ€ขย 22d

Came across an OpenAI billboard in Pune. For a company that didn't have a single office in India 6 months ago, they're moving fast. India became OpenAI's second-largest market without them even trying. The adoption numbers explain why they're betting bigโคต๏ธ a). 10.2 M downloads in August 2025 (4x growth YoY) b). 16% of global ChatGPT web visits come from India c). Daily engagement: 36% of Indian adults vs 34% in the US If India moved from 36% to 45% engagement (still below peak adoption), that's an extra 125M daily users. Add to that Indiaโ€™s macro tailwinds - - Digital rails like UPI, Aadhaar, ONDC = data-rich ecosystems. - AI workforce: 600K+ professionals (16% of global talent pool). - Policy support: $1.2B IndiaAI Mission to build compute infra. Few markets in the world can offer both demand and supply like this. Thatโ€™s why OpenAI is going all-in: i). Setting up an India office in Delhi (policy + partnerships). ii). Building a gigawatt-scale data center in India (via Stargate project). iii). Partnering with schools, IITs, and educators to drive adoption (early users drive habit adoption) iv). Launching local plans (โ‚น399/month + UPI). OpenAI is also exploring collabs with Jio to drive adoption (similar to perplexity + airtel) โญ๏ธFinal thought: Whoever becomes the โ€˜default AI layerโ€™ in India gets first dibs on user behavior signals, integrations, and the partner network. Thatโ€™s asymmetric upside.

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