Artificial intelligence has taken over the app world, with thousands of apps integrating AI and the top AI app developers receiving hundred billion dollar valuations.
Generative AI, in the form of intelligent chatbots, AI-enabled search engines and image creators have been the focus of significant public attention since 2023, leading more companies to invest heavily in AI innovation.
OpenAI made waves with its GPT-powered chatbot ChatGPT, which launched in November 2022 and gained 100 million users in 30 days. ChatGPT can do more than simply answer user queries, it has been used to write computer programs, compose essays and music, generate business ideas and translate text.
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The technology is still prone to some errors and there have been warnings about incorrect responses and harmful content. Some experts are also concerned about the possibility of chatbots being used to cheat on exams, create malware and replace jobs.
Outside of the fear of AI taking over, there have also been controversies around generative AI models scraping the web for images and videos, which they then use to power image and video generation tools. OpenAI and others have signed agreements with license holders around the world to continue to use their content in training the underlying models.
Even with these warnings, hundreds of millions of people have adopted AI and use it frequently in their personal and professional lives. There are several decacorn AI startups, some of which have apps that are used to generate text, photos, videos and other forms of media such as music.
We have collected data and statistics on the AI app sector. Read on below to find out more. If you want to dive deeper in the AI app market, check out our in-depth report.
Key AI Statistics
- The AI app sector generated $4.5 billion in 2024, with more than half of this coming from ChatGPT
- We estimate the AI app sector will surpass $150 billion revenue by the end of the decade
- Close to 700 million people used AI apps in the first half of 2025
- ChatGPT was the most downloaded chatbot app in 2024 with 288 million downloads
- OpenAI is the most valuable AI startup with a valuation of $300 billion
AI App Report 2025
Want to learn more about the AI app industry? In our AI App report, we cover financials, forecasts, usage, downloads, demographics and benchmarking data.
Top AI Apps
| App Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.businessofapps.com/data/chatgpt-statistics/ | ChatGPT | OpenAI's chatbot is the most popular AI app in the world, with over 300 million active users |
| https://www.businessofapps.com/data/google-gemini-statistics/ | Google Gemini | Google's answer to ChatGPT, utilizing all of the powers of the most popular search engine |
| https://www.businessofapps.com/data/microsoft-copilot-statistics/ | Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft's chatbot, which runs on OpenAI's GPT model with Bing search results |
| https://www.businessofapps.com/data/deepseek-statistics/ | DeepSeek | The main chatbot competitor from China, which flipped the script with its cheap development cost |
| https://www.businessofapps.com/data/perplexity-ai-statistics/ | Perplexity | What some consider to be the next form of search, Perplexity blends chatbot with search engine |
| https://claude.ai/ | Claude | Another popular chatbot developed by Anthropic, seen as a key rival to OpenAI |
| https://x.ai/grok | Grok | The chatbot for users of microblogging app X, previously Twitter |
| https://www.businessofapps.com/data/character-ai-statistics/ | character.ai | A chatbot marketplace hosting hundreds of thousands of characters and celebrities |
| https://www.midjourney.com/home | Midjourney | One of the more advanced photo generators, which started as a tool on Discord |
| https://www.faceapp.com/ | FaceApp | One of the OG AI photo editing tools, letting users add effects and change features of their face |
| https://www.alexa.com/ | Alexa | Amazon's voice assistant embedded onto millions of Alexa smarthome devices |
| https://www.apple.com/uk/siri/ | Siri | Apple's voice assistant, embbeded into a lot of the apps and services on iOS |
AI App Market Landscape
The AI app market is surging, with thousands of apps integrating AI models into their product and some of the major AI apps receiving hundred billion dollar valuations. At the core of the market are the large-language models, which power all of the chatbot and media generation services that are being adopted by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. You can download this map as a PDF, which includes a landscape version.
AI App Revenue
The AI app sector reached $4.5 billion revenue in 2024 and is expected to reach $156.9 billion by 2030.
AI app revenue 2021 to 2024 ($bn)
AI app forecast revenue 2025 to 2030 ($bn)
AI App Valuations
OpenAI is the most valuable AI startup, valued at $300 billion. Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has been valued at $80 billion.
AI app valuations 2024 ($bn)
AI App Users
Close to 700 million people accessed AI apps, with the majority of them using chatbots or image editing tools.
AI app users 2021 to 2024 (mm)
AI Chatbot Downloads by App
ChatGPT was the most downloaded chatbot app by quite a large margin, at 288 million downloads.
Chatbot downloads by app 2023 (mm)
More AI App Data
- character.ai Revenue and Usage Statistics (2025)
- Google Gemini Revenue and Usage Statistics (2025)
- Perplexity Revenue and Usage Statistics (2025)
- Lensa AI Revenue and Usage Statistics (2025)
- ChatGPT Revenue and Usage Statistics (2025)
- DeepSeek Revenue and Usage Statistics (2025)
- Microsoft Copilot Revenue and Usage Statistics (2025)
