ChatGPT Ads reaches 89 countries; HK and Macau self-service remains unavailable
26 markets added; Taiwan began rolling out in September, not in this expansion.
OpenAI announced the ChatGPT Ads expansion on October 21, 2026, effective that day without an exact time. Ads are paid placements, not organic AI recommendations. OpenAI says ads are separate from, and do not influence, answers.
Eligible Free/Go users may see ads; Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu do not. Advertisers use web-based Ads Manager, with impression or valid-click billing among the options. Auction-dependent costs are not a fixed subscription price. This announcement does not establish standalone app, API or Traditional Chinese interface support, or simultaneous delivery to every user. Not tested here.
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001245-ads-manager-availability
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001207-ads-in-chatgpt-the-basics
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001047-ads-in-chatgpt
https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-ads-expands-southeast-asia-taiwan/
Eligible Free/Go users may see ads; Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu do not. Advertisers use web-based Ads Manager, with impression or valid-click billing among the options. Auction-dependent costs are not a fixed subscription price. This announcement does not establish standalone app, API or Traditional Chinese interface support, or simultaneous delivery to every user. Not tested here.
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001245-ads-manager-availability
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001207-ads-in-chatgpt-the-basics
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001047-ads-in-chatgpt
https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-ads-expands-southeast-asia-taiwan/
Usage conditions
- Hong Kong
- Self-service advertising only: Hong Kong is absent from the official eligible list and therefore unavailable. Other partner-channel eligibility is unknown; this does not assess every OpenAI service.
- Macau
- Self-service advertising only: Macau is absent from the official eligible list and therefore unavailable. Other partner-channel eligibility is unknown; this does not assess every OpenAI service.
- Taiwan
- Taiwan is listed as available. The advertising and billed legal entity must be based in a supported country; account and ad-review requirements still apply. Taiwan rollout began September 23, 2026, not today. Local auction costs and Traditional Chinese interface support are unconfirmed.