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December 5, 2025
ChatGPT's user growth has slowed, report finds
ChatGPT's global monthly active users only grew by around 5% from August to November, while Gemini's users grew by about 30%.
TL;DR
- ChatGPT's user growth is showing signs of tapering off, according to Sensor Tower data.
- Google's Gemini is outpacing ChatGPT in download growth, monthly active users growth, and time spent in app growth.
- ChatGPT's global monthly active users grew by about 6% from August to November, reaching around 810 million.
- Gemini's global monthly active users increased by about 30% in the same period, boosted by its new image generation model, Nano Banana.
- Gemini sees increased engagement directly through the Android operating system, a potential advantage given Android's market dominance.
- Gemini's share of the AI chatbot market increased, while ChatGPT's share dropped.
- Rivals like Perplexity and Claude are also experiencing significant growth.
- Gemini app users' time spent in the app has more than doubled, while ChatGPT's daily time spent saw minimal increase and a recent dip.
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