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How is ChatGPT actually used?



Robert Praas
September 19, 2025 - 1 min read

This week, both Anthropic and OpenAI released new studies on how people use their chatbots. The chart above shows ChatGPT usage patterns. Most interactions fall into three main categories: practical guidance (teaching, advice, ideation), writing (communication, editing, critique), and seeking information (specific facts). The widely reported use cases of technical help or self-expression together account for less than 12%. Hence, we see that people turn to chatbots for a grand variety of purposes beyond their most obvious applications.


Source: How People Use ChatGPT


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