The article also highlights the growing popularity of AI companionship, with eight web and two mobile companies making the list. It notes significant differences in AI use between mobile apps and web, with web products supporting more complex, multi-step workflow products and mobile apps leaning towards general assistants. The article concludes by noting the global development of popular AI products, particularly mobile apps, with less than a third originating from the U.S.
Key takeaways:
- Over 40 percent of the companies on the list of top 50 AI-first web products are new, compared to the initial report in September 2023. 22 companies were new to the web traffic rankings.
- ChatGPT leads in both web and mobile platforms, with close to 2 billion monthly web visits. However, the margin is much tighter in mobile platforms.
- There are marked differences in how consumers interact with generative AI on web vs. mobile. Web products support more complex, multi-step workflow products around content generation and editing while mobile app usage skews toward general assistants.
- AI companionship is becoming mainstream with eight companies on the web and two on mobile making the list. The most successful products in this category become a core part of the user’s daily life.