OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced yesterday (the 15th) that new user registrations for ChatGPT Plus will be temporarily suspended due to an overwhelming surge in usage, stating that the current "user volume is too high," surpassing the system's capacity.
On February 1, 2023, OpenAI announcedChatGPT Plus, the pilot subscription plan for ChatGPT, a conversational AI that can chat with you, answer follow-up questions, and challenge incorrect assumptions. The new subscription plan, ChatGPT Plus, will be available for $20 per month.
Good User Experience
Sam Altman had to announce yesterday (the 15th) on X (formerly Twitter) that, in order to ensure a better user experience, they would temporarily halt user registrations for ChatGPT Plus.
Altman clarified in the tweet that the suspension of user registrations for ChatGPT Plus is "temporary" and that free users can still continue using the service. However, the timeline for its reactivation remains unclear.
The Number of ChatGPT Users Currently
Based on Explodingtopics' latest forecast data in November, ChatGPT currently boasts approximately 180.5 million users, with an astounding 1.5 billion visits to the website by September 2023.
Alarming Growth Rate
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT acquired 1 million users just 5 days after launching in November 2022.
In contrast, Instagram took roughly 2.5 months to reach the same milestone of 1 million downloads, while Netflix achieved 1 million users after waiting about 3.5 years.