According to Ethan Mollick on X (Twitter), citing OpenAI Newsroom, OpenAI stated that when ChatGPT first launched, anonymized usage showed roughly 80% of accounts had typically male first names, but that gender gap is now gone; Mollick noted the significance of the shift while questioning the absence of detailed data sources (as reported by Ethan Mollick referencing OpenAI Newsroom on X). According to OpenAI Newsroom on X, the claim is based on anonymized internal data, though no methodology, time frame, or regional breakdowns were provided. For AI product teams, this indicates broader mainstream adoption and opportunities to localize onboarding, education, and safety features for more inclusive user growth, but buyers should request attribution methodology, sampling windows, and regional splits before relying on the metric for market sizing (as reported by OpenAI Newsroom on X and highlighted by Ethan Mollick).