State of the Prompt: What People Ask AI

A Rutgers University study analyzed 3.4 million ChatGPT conversations from an opt-in panel of 65,689 U.S. adults over twelve months (July 2025 to June 2026), covering 28 subjects of conversation. Health was the largest subject at 10.2% of conversations, followed by work and image making, while about one in thirteen conversations involved politics, government or law (7.8%). The findings also show school questions following the school calendar, work peaking mid-morning, health peaking around 5 and 6 am, and rare verification of political answers.