Mobile chatbot apps are also expanding their user bases, driven by new AI model releases and features. Sensor Tower data indicates that the Claude app saw a 21% increase in weekly active users following the release of Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet, while Google’s Gemini app experienced a 42% growth after launching its Gemini 2.0 Flash model. The introduction of new features and heightened consumer interest in AI have contributed to this growth. Despite these developments, OpenAI’s ChatGPT maintains a substantial lead, with 10 times the mobile app weekly active users compared to Gemini and Claude combined.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI's ChatGPT remains the most popular chatbot app, with over 500 million weekly active users as of late March.
- Rival chatbot services like Google's Gemini, Microsoft's Copilot, Anthropic's Claude, and DeepSeek's chatbot are experiencing growth in web traffic and user engagement.
- DeepSeek's chatbot saw a significant drop in traffic, but xAI's Grok showed the greatest momentum with an 800% increase in traffic month-over-month.
- New AI models and features are driving user growth for AI chatbot apps, but ChatGPT still has 10 times more mobile app weekly active users compared to Gemini and Claude combined.