# ChatGPT Ads expands to Southeast Asia and Taiwan

The expansion covers Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan, bringing total ChatGPT Ads availability to more than 60 countries.

- Ads are shown only to Free and Go plan users, while Plus, Pro, and Enterprise tiers remain ad-free.
- Eligible businesses can purchase inventory through OpenAI's self-service Ads Manager or agency partners including dentsu, Havas Media, Omnicom Media, Publicis Groupe, and WPP.
- OpenAI reports ChatGPT Ads surpassed a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate in under 200 days post-launch.

## Why it matters

Marketers across seven new Asian regions gain conversational ad placement options, while free-tier ChatGPT users in those markets will now see sponsored results.

## Sources

- [OpenAI: ChatGPT Ads expands to Southeast Asia and Taiwan](https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-ads-expands-southeast-asia-taiwan)

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Summarized by dstilled on 2026-09-24. https://dstilled.ai/story/95344c27-dcc3-470e-82f9-8f8716de9032