OpenAI Investor Letter: Weekly and daily active user figures 'continue to produce all-time highs'

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 15, 2026 at 23:14  |  1:25  |  CNBC
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Kate Rooney — Technology Reporter

Summary

CNBC's Kate Rooney reports on an OpenAI investor letter sent to investors and bankers. The letter cites record-high ChatGPT usage, Codex momentum, competition with Anthropic's Claude Code, and confidence in legal defenses against Elon Musk. The update focuses on private-company developments rather than a directly tradable public security.

  • Kate Rooney obtained an OpenAI investor letter sent that afternoon.
  • OpenAI reported record-high weekly and daily active ChatGPT usage.
  • Codex was described as up roughly 25% week over week.
  • Anthropic's Claude Code was noted as a competitive buzz area.
  • OpenAI management expressed confidence in its legal defense against Elon Musk.
  • OpenAI believes the Musk case is worth no more than his prior $38 million donation.
  • The segment contains no explicit public-market trade recommendation.
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