ChatGPT Ads rolls out to select MENA countries, with UAE and Saudi Arabia notably absent
yassermasood · reddit · 2026-09-06
After months of pilot testing and agency partnerships, OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT Ads to select countries in the MENA region, available via self-serve and agency channels. Notably, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — among ChatGPT's most active markets — are not in the initial rollout, which the author suggests may reflect how heavy local usage shaped OpenAI's market prioritization.
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