ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet

OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0, launched last week, has found its largest user base in India, where users are generating avatars, stylized portraits, and fantasy visuals. Third-party data from Sensor Tower and Similarweb shows modest global engagement growth — daily active users up ~1% and web traffic up ~1.6% week-over-week — but sharper spikes in emerging markets like Pakistan, Vietnam, and Indonesia (up to 79% download growth). India accounted for ~5 million downloads during launch week vs. ~2 million in the U.S. The model features improved non-Latin text rendering (Hindi, Bengali) and 'thinking' capabilities for iterative output refinement. The rollout highlights divergent AI image adoption patterns between established and emerging markets.