How many people signed up in month one, and when did the waitlist end?

Research question: How many people signed up for the first free AI chatbot in its first month, and when did it stop being waitlisted?

The records show ChatGPT launched on November 30, 2022, reached 1 million users within five days, and had roughly 200,000 signups a day during launch week ². Another record says it had more than one million registered users by December 5, 2022, about a week after public release ³. The records do not give a total for the full first month or establish that it was the first free AI chatbot ²⁴. None of the records mention a waitlist or when it ended, so the second part of the question cannot be answered from them ⁵. The newest fact is dated May 2024, more than two years before October 2026, so these figures may be outdated ¹.

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