OpenAI: Codex weekly active users up 14x since start of 2026, France top 10 for API devs
reach_vb · x · 2026-10-28
At OpenAI's DevDay Exchange in France, devrel shared fresh growth numbers:
- Codex weekly active users up more than 14x since the start of 2026
- ChatGPT Business seats up nearly 70% over the past year
- Work users tripled since launch
- France now ranks top 10 globally for active OpenAI API developers
Photos show a packed venue; slides highlighted France as OpenAI's 2nd largest ChatGPT market in EMEA. The Codex growth curve is a strong signal of enterprise AI coding adoption accelerating.
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