codex hit 5m users and non-devs are growing 3x faster
openai reports codex has 5m weekly active users, with knowledge workers growing 3x faster than developers. this signals a major shift from coding tool to general productivity automation.
openai released a report detailing how codex has grown to 5 million weekly active users, a 6x increase since the desktop app's february launch. while developers remain the largest cohort, knowledge workers now represent 20% of users and are the fastest-growing segment, expanding three times faster than devs. users are increasingly leveraging codex for data analysis, research, and generating business artifacts like contracts and presentations, often running tasks in parallel to accelerate workflows. this trend indicates ai tools are reshaping knowledge work by reducing operational friction and allowing non-technical staff to perform engineering-level tasks.