ChatGPT surpasses 900 million downloads and widens the gap over its rivals

ChatGPT confirms its dominance among AI apps, with an ever-growing lead over Gemini, Copilot, and DeepSeek.

With the threshold of 900 million cumulative downloads now surpassed across iOS and Android, ChatGPT stands as the world’s most widely used AI solution on mobile devices. This achievement underlines OpenAI’s central role in the daily lives of millions of users, fueled by a continuous cycle of innovation, updates, and features accessible to both free users and Plus subscribers.

ChatGPT surpassed 900 million downloads globally in July 2025, confirming its clear dominance in the AI assistant market. The gap with competitors is wide: Microsoft Copilot is at about 79 million, Google Gemini at 200 million, and DeepSeek at 127 million downloads. ChatGPT is now the most downloaded AI assistant worldwide on both Android and iOS.

This success reflects not only impressive numbers but also strong user preference for quality and reliability. Despite heavy investments, Copilot and Gemini haven’t matched ChatGPT’s popularity or loyalty.

ChatGPT’s growth accelerated with the launch of new multimodal features and free access to voice and images.

Waves of new downloads have been driven by the release of multimodal features and the expansion of free voice and visual access.

The spike in installations was closely linked to the introduction of GPT-4o, which brought a free, accessible, and natural multimodal experience. The ability to interact with the chatbot using voice and images directly from the mobile app attracted a much broader audience, making ChatGPT a daily companion for creative activities, practical needs, and professional use. The combination of regular updates, multilingual support, and presence on both iOS and Android accelerated the adoption rate far beyond that of competing platforms.

Beyond the buzz around GPT‑4o’s free multimodal launch, downloads kept climbing because the app offers a full ladder of models. Free users who hit the GPT‑4o limit are seamlessly switched to GPT‑4.1 mini, so they stay in the app instead of leaving it. Premium releases such as o3‑pro for power users and the low‑latency o4‑mini family also drew in paying subscribers and teams—each of whom installs the same ChatGPT app to use those options. Together, this tiered lineup helped push ChatGPT past the 900‑million‑download milestone reported this week.

The comparison between platforms shows an ever-wider gap, with ChatGPT far ahead of Gemini, Copilot, and DeepSeek.

Gemini, DeepSeek, and Copilot remain far behind as ChatGPT continues to expand its reach and user base.

Despite the growth of alternatives, ChatGPT’s leadership is now decisive. No competitor has surpassed the 250 million installation mark, leaving ChatGPT with an advantage that translates into deeper penetration in strategic markets such as India, the United States, Brazil, and steady growth throughout Europe. This numerical advantage is also reflected in actual usage, with nearly half of all app downloaders remaining active on a weekly basis, demonstrating loyalty levels much higher than the tech app average.

Brand effect, mobile convenience, and early access to GPT-4o features have driven ChatGPT’s success.

ChatGPT stands as the reference point for AI, while its rivals struggle to close the gap on a global scale.

Several factors lie behind ChatGPT’s supremacy. The brand itself has become synonymous with artificial intelligence for many users, much more so than Copilot or Gemini. The ease of use on mobile devices, together with the competitive edge of being first to offer GPT-4o features for free, has cemented OpenAI’s position as the market leader. Most observers agree that, unless there are major shifts, this gap will only widen in the coming months, even as competitors introduce new features.

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