More than 30 countries have reportedly reached out to OpenAI with interest in joining its $500 billion Stargate initiative, underscoring the scale of demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The San Francisco-based company is aiming for an initial 10 anchor partnerships across regions as it builds out Stargate, a project designed to deliver unprecedented computing capacity for AI development, reports Bloomberg.
Stargate represents one of the largest private-sector buildouts of computing power in history. In the United States, OpenAI has teamed up with SoftBank Group and Oracle to construct 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, a $500 billion effort praised by President Donald Trump as a cornerstone of American competitiveness.
The project is now going global. In Norway, OpenAI has committed to serve as anchor tenant for a data center that could reach 520 megawatts. In Abu Dhabi, the company announced plans for a 5-gigawatt facility, of which it will use 1 gigawatt directly.
OpenAI is also moving into South Asia. It is scouting local partners for a 1-gigawatt data center in India, which would be among the country’s largest such sites. The build is expected to support localized chatbot services and ease concerns over cross-border data transfers.
Beyond infrastructure, the company is opening an office in New Delhi, hiring local staff, and offering a $5 monthly subscription tailored for the Indian market.
Last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that ChatGPT is witnessing massive adoption in India.
“We are opening our first office in India later this year! And I’m looking forward to visiting [this] month.
AI adoption in India has been amazing to watch–ChatGPT users grew 4x in the past year–and we are excited to invest much more in India!”