Timeline
ChatGPT nearing 1 billion weekly active users, 7 months after original internal deadline
GitHub Copilot reached 1.8M+ paid subscribers
OpenAI launched dreaming memory system for ChatGPT that retains user preferences across sessions
Leaked screenshot suggests GitHub Copilot mobile app development, no official release date.
OpenAI merged Codex into ChatGPT
ChatGPT market share fell below 50% for first time to 46.4%.
Market share decline from 77% to 57% over past twelve months
Research experiment using simulated teen persona 'Bridget' to probe AI mental health interaction risks
Launched new layered customization system informed by the study, using repo-level, path-specific, and custom agent files
Announced Copilot SDK shifting AI from chat to programmable execution layer.
Ecosystem
ChatGPT
GitHub Copilot
Evidence (5 articles)
Leaked OpenAI Cap Table Shows Microsoft 18x Return, SoftBank $50B Gain
Apr 6, 2026Meta's New AI Checklist Forces Models to Show Their Work, Revolutionizing Code Generation
Mar 4, 2026Agent Plugins 1.0.0: The Portable Plugin Standard That Makes MCP Servers
Aug 6, 2026OpenAI Merges Codex into ChatGPT, Ending Standalone API
Jun 2, 2026Anthropic Skipped Agent Plugins 1.0 — Here's the 3-Step Bridge to Use Them
Aug 10, 2026