Chatgpt, the popular conversational assistant developed by OpenAI, has not only transformed the way millions of people interact with information, but also generating a significant economic impact on professional and personal contexts. This is reflected by a report signed by OpenAI’s economic research team with David Deming (Harvard), published as Working Paper in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
The study has analyzed 1.5 million anonymous conversations maintained by users with Chatgpt consumption plans, representing the largest sample ever used on the real use of this technology. The data has been treated with automatic language analysis tools, without direct human intervention, which has guaranteed the privacy of the contents.
An increasingly diverse and global adoption
Among the main findings, the study indicates that the chatgpt user profile has diversified significantly since its launch. In mid -2025, more than 52% of weekly active users had typically female names, which marks a drastic change compared to the first months of life of the model, when 80% of the names were typically masculine.
Half of the messages reviewed in the study come from users between 18 and 25 years
By age, half of the messages reviewed in the study come from users between 18 and 25 years. That is, young adults are leading the adoption of this technology, both for personal and professional purposes.
In addition, Chatgpt is growing at high speed in low and medium income countries. In May 2025, the adoption of the tool was four times faster in countries of lower income than in those of higher income. This data supports OpenAi’s thesis that access to artificial intelligence should be treated as a basic right, for its ability to empower individuals and generate value without geographical or economic barriers.
What is chatgpt used for?
The main use that consumers make of chatgpt is not professional: 70% of conversations are not related to work. Only 30% have a working purpose. Within this professional use, writing tasks (42% of labor messages), especially in management, business or management profiles.
The most common category of use is that of practical orientation (49% of the total): from advice, creative ideas or resolution of doubts. It is followed by the use to complete tasks (40%), such as writing texts, planning or programming. Only 11% of the messages have a more expressive or exploratory use (personal, emotional or playful).
As for the issues, 77% of the conversations revolve around:
- Practical orientation: How to do something, explanation of concepts, ideas
- Drafting: Edition, Translation, Abstracts
- Information search: from recipes to technical data
Regarding technical use, it has decreased in the last year: consultations on calculation, data analysis or programming went from 12% in July 2024 to 5% in July 2025. However, Openai has just presented GPT-5 Codex, an evolution of its model focused exclusively on programming, which could reverse this trend.
This new assistant, integrated into the Codex platform, is designed to accompany developers of all levels in their daily tasks. GPT-5 Codex acts as a virtual development partner: it generates code, detects errors before reaching production and collaborates in real time in local or cloud environments. Among its novelties, the ability to move between devices maintaining the context of the project, the review of COMMITS In real projects, visual support through screenshots and complete integration with tools such as VS Code, Github or the Terminal.
Gender and occupation differences
The report data also reveal that the genre influences the patterns of use. Users with female names tend to use more chatgpt for writing and practical guidance tasks. While users with male names use it more to solve technical doubts or create multimedia content.
By educational level, 46% of users with a university degree use it to work, compared to 37% among those who have no higher training. Professional use is especially intensive in technical sectors and with greater remuneration, such as those related to computer science and data analysis.
The relationship of users with chatgpt intensifies as they become familiar with their capacities
The report also demonstrates that the relationship of users with ChatgPT intensifies over time: as they become familiar with their capabilities, they expand their use and diversify application cases.
Teenagers: a new generation of users
In parallel to this study, Openai has announced this week a battery of protection measures aimed at minors. The company recognizes that “Teenagers need significant protection” By using this type of technologies, and its objective is to implement a differentiated experience for minor users.
Measures include:
- An age prediction system to adapt the use experience
- Parental controls for adolescent accounts (13+), including limits of use per schedule or conversations history
- More restrictive default behavior rules for minors
- Automated interventions in case of detecting acute anguish or self -collons
This approach responds to the growing regulatory and social concerns about the access of minors to AI tools.
And it is that Chatgpt has evolved from being a technical tool of niche to become a personal and professional assistant for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. It has expanded in regions with lower access to other technologies and has established itself as a useful support for daily tasks and support in professional contexts.
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