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Anthropic Confirms Claude Paid Subscriptions Have More Than Doubled — User Base Estimated at 18–30 Million
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude's paid subscriptions have more than doubled in 2026, marking a sharp acceleration in consumer adoption that challenges the assumption that Claude is primarily a developer tool. Industry analysts estimate the total user base at 18 to 30 million, though Anthropic has not disclosed official figures.