OpenAI's Codex and API usage claims at DevDay Exchange events in Berlin and France
Overview
OpenAI's Vaibhav Srivastav says Codex weekly active users are up 20 times since January, with nearly 70% using the desktop app, in a post opening OpenAI's DevDay Exchange in Berlin.
He also says Germany is now top five globally for active API developers and that one in five desktop users use Codex skills for documents, slides and spreadsheets.
At the DevDay Exchange in France on October 28, Srivastav posted a newer figure: weekly active Codex users are up more than 14 times since the start of 2026, and ChatGPT Business seats are up nearly 70% over the past year. He says France ranks in the global top 10 for active OpenAI API developers. The Berlin figure of 20 times and the France figure of 14 times are both company claims with different baselines, and no supporting data has been published for either.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 28, 10:46 AM ET
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- Oct 28, 10:44 AM ET · 1 articleOpenAI reports Codex and ChatGPT Business growth, and France in top 10 API developersVaibhav Srivastav: OpenAI reports Codex weekly users up 14x in 2026 at DevDay Exchange France
- Oct 26, 1:46 PM ET · 1 articleOpenAI's Vaibhav Srivastav celebrates Codex growth at DevDay Exchange BerlinVaibhav Srivastav: OpenAI's Vaibhav Srivastav celebrates Codex growth at DevDay Exchange Berlin
- Oct 26, 10:40 AM ET · 1 articleOpenAI kicks off DevDay Exchange in Berlin, citing Codex usage growth in GermanyVaibhav Srivastav: OpenAI says Codex weekly active users grew 20x since January
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Vaibhav (VB) Srivastav@reach_vbXOpenAI reports Codex weekly users up 14x in 2026 at DevDay Exchange FranceAIOpenAI says weekly active Codex users are up more than 14x since the start of 2026, and ChatGPT Business seats are up nearly 70% over the past year. France now ranks in the global top 10 for active OpenAI API developers, the post says, at its DevDay Exchange event in France.

Vaibhav (VB) Srivastav@reach_vbXOpenAI's Vaibhav Srivastav celebrates Codex growth at DevDay Exchange BerlinAIVaibhav Srivastav, an OpenAI developer relations lead, says Codex weekly active users are up 20 times since January and nearly 70% use the desktop app. He says Germany is now a top-five country globally for active API developers, and that one in five desktop users use skills for documents, slides and spreadsheets.

Vaibhav (VB) Srivastav@reach_vbXOpenAI says Codex weekly active users grew 20x since JanuaryAIOpenAI says weekly active users of Codex are up 20 times since January, with nearly 70% using the desktop app. Germany is now in the top five globally for active API developers, according to the company.

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