ChatGPT Traffic Soars as Schools Reopen — Daily Tokens Hit 78B
ChatGPT registers huge surge in traffic as schools resume, with ChatGPT 4.1 mini driving record highs at 78B daily tokens.
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ChatGPT Traffic Soars as Schools Reopen — Daily Tokens Hit 78B
After a quiet summer, ChatGPT registers huge surge in traffic as schools (and classes) resume — ChatGPT 4.1 mini helps OpenAI to record highs as daily token generation reaches a staggering 78 billion. New OpenRouter data confirms that students remain the biggest driver of ChatGPT’s daily usage, with September 2025 marking the highest activity since early summer. Image credit: Shutterstock/Azulblue ChatGPT Usage Peaks with the Return of Schools OpenRouter reports that on September 18, ChatGPT recorded 78.3 billion tokens in a single day, fueled by the return of students to classrooms. This surge represents a dramatic recovery from June 2025, when traffic dropped to 36.7 billion tokens daily as summer holidays began. The pattern is clear: academic calendars directly influence ChatGPT’s traffic. When exams and finals dominate the school year, usage spikes. When classes break, usage dips. Why Students Are Driving ChatGPT’s Growth Students are consistently one of the largest groups relying on Ch…
