US EditionOpenAI to Open Office in Seoul Amid Growing Demand for ChatGPT
- OpenAI announced on May 26, 2025, that it will open its first office in Seoul, South Korea, responding to rising local demand for ChatGPT.
- The decision comes as South Korea ranks just behind the US in having the highest count of paying ChatGPT users globally, alongside OpenAI’s strategic collaboration with Kakao initiated earlier this year.
- OpenAI has officially formed a local company in South Korea and begun recruiting personnel to facilitate partnerships with key local organizations, including upcoming discussions with political representatives.
- Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer, highlighted that South Korea’s comprehensive AI capabilities position the country as a highly attractive market globally for significant advancements in AI technology, spanning from hardware development to software applications and benefiting people of all ages.
- The new office is expected to create AI-related jobs in South Korea and reinforce OpenAI's expansion in Asia with more partnership details due in coming months.
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OpenAI to set up office in Seoul as demand for ChatGPT grows in South Korea
South Korea has the largest number of paying ChatGPT subscribers after the United States, according to OpenAI. Earlier this year, the company had also announced it would develop AI products for South Korea with chat app operator Kakao
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OpenAI to open office in Seoul amid growing demand for ChatGPT
SEOUL: OpenAI will set up its first office in Seoul and has established an entity in South Korea as demand in the country jumps for its ChatGPT service, the company said on Monday (May 26). South Korea has the largest number of paying ChatGPT subscribers after the United States, according to OpenAI.
OpenAI is opening a new office in South Korea to serve its booming consumer base in the country
OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, said South Korea has the highest number of paid ChatGPT subscribers outside the US.Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesOpenAI said it will open a new office in Seoul, South Korea.OpenAI said South Korea has the largest number of paid ChatGPT subscribers globally, outside the US.The planned office would be OpenAI's third Asian office, after Japan and Singapore.OpenAI said it will set u…
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