TLDR: OpenAI has initiated its inaugural Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising campaign for ChatGPT in India, featuring minimalistic billboards with relatable user prompts across major cities. This strategic move aims to highlight the practical applications of generative AI and follows other India-focused initiatives, including opening an office in New Delhi and launching a more affordable ‘ChatGPT Go’ plan. India is now OpenAI’s second-largest market globally, and the campaign underscores the company’s commitment to localizing its presence in a rapidly growing AI market.
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has rolled out its first-ever Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising campaign in India, marking a significant step in its localization strategy for one of its fastest-growing markets. The campaign, which debuted on September 16, 2025, features minimalistic yet impactful billboards strategically placed across key Indian cities, including Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Jaipur.
The core of the campaign’s messaging revolves around ‘relatable prompts’—straightforward text snippets that mirror how users typically interact with ChatGPT. This approach deliberately avoids traditional advertising taglines, opting instead to showcase the practical, everyday relevance of generative AI. For instance, a billboard in Mumbai’s Juhu reads, ‘Create a meal plan that hits 100g of protein per day. And a grocery list under ₹100/week.’ Another in Bengaluru poses the question, ‘Can you help me stay consistent about tracking my budget?’ This choice of prompts over conventional pitches signals OpenAI’s clear intent to reach a broad audience, positioning ChatGPT not merely as advanced technology but as an accessible problem-solving companion for daily life.
This OOH push is part of a broader series of India-first initiatives by OpenAI. The company recently established its first Indian office in New Delhi, appointing former Meta leader Sheeladitya Mohanty as its Marketing Lead. Furthermore, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and IIT Madras, OpenAI has introduced ‘ChatGPT Go,’ a more reasonably priced subscription plan tailored for Indian consumers, alongside the ‘OpenAI Learning Accelerator,’ which aims to provide 500,000 ChatGPT licenses to educators and students across the country.
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India has emerged as OpenAI’s second-largest global market, trailing only the United States. This robust growth underscores the company’s deeper commitment to localizing its offerings and presence. According to IMARC, India’s generative AI market was valued at $1.3 billion in 2024 and is projected to quintuple by 2033. In a competitive global AI landscape, with rivals like Google’s Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity vying for market share, OpenAI’s India-first OOH campaign highlights that the battle for mindshare in India extends beyond digital platforms to traditional advertising spaces like billboards, bus stops, and streets.
