Sources: OpenAI missed an internal goal of reaching 1B weekly active ChatGPT users by 2025's end and missed multiple monthly revenue targets earlier in 2026 (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)

Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: Sources: OpenAI missed an internal goal of reaching 1B weekly active ChatGPT users by 2025's end and missed multiple monthly revenue targets earlier in 2026 — The company's CFO and board have questioned the wisdom of massive data-center spending in the face of slowing growth