Telangana Leads OpenAI Coding Tools Usage, Beating Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

OpenAI has released new data called ‘OpenAI Signals’ highlighting how India is using its production compared to the global average. With regard to ChatGPT, India is the company's largest market after the United States and has 100 million weekly active users.  

The company also stated that India’s use of ChatGPT for technical tasks is higher than the global average. Data analysis tasks are performed 4x more than the global average, and coding-related questions are nearly 3x the global median. 

With regard to Codex, the company’s agentic AI coding tool, OpenAI says India is the fastest-growing market for the product, with weekly usage there increasing 4x over the last two weeks. Codex use for coding tasks is about 3x the global average.

Geographically, the highest use of coding capabilities is concentrated in India’s major technology hubs, with Telangana at #1, followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, respectively.

Regarding education and learning questions on ChatGPT, OpenAI stated that India’s numbers are 2x the global median. 

India is above the global average for work-related use on ChatGPT, with around 35% of consumer messages classified as work-related compared to around 30% globally. 

That work use is highly task-focused. At work, users primarily rely on AI for drafting and editing, technical assistance and debugging, and accelerating workflows. While professional applications remain prominent, nearly two-thirds of total messages are now non-work related, reflecting expanding everyday use since early 2025.

Outside the workplace, nearly 35% of messages focus on practical guidance, and approximately 20% each focus on general information and writing tasks. 

This suggests that Indians are increasingly using AI to support learning and self-education, everyday decision-making, personal productivity, and logistics.

Use in India is concentrated among younger users. Those aged 18–24 send just under half of all messages in the country, compared to roughly one-third globally. 

Users aged 18–34 collectively account for about 80% of consumer messages. 

A youth-led user base amplifies education- and early-career-oriented use cases, with younger users accounting for the majority of messages related to practical guidance, technical help, and self-expression.

“AI adoption is moving faster than our ability to measure it - and that’s a challenge for anyone trying to make smart decisions. Signals is our way of putting real-world evidence on the table, so India’s AI debate can be grounded in facts, not hype,” said Ronnie Chatterji, Chief Economist at OpenAI.