This OpenAI AI application has surpassed Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail and Gemini to top the ranking of most downloaded free apps on iPhone in the US in 2025.
ChatGPT ranked 4th last year, while the top spot belonged to China's Temu shopping app. In 2023, this artificial intelligence application did not make it into the Top 10 despite being released on iPhone in May 2023 and having a quite impressive launch.
ChatGPT's superiority over traditional social networks and essential utilities such as Google Maps shows how artificial intelligence (AI) has penetrated deeply into the daily lives of Americans.
This also proves OpenAI's potential in breaking Google's monopoly in the mobile search market, as more and more people turn to chatbot for answers.
Earlier this year, there were signs that ChatGPT was on track to rise to No. 1 in the most downloaded application globally.
In fact, by March 2025, ChatGPT was the most downloaded application in the world, surpassing two other leading social networks such as TikTok and Instagram.
Apple has also announced a list of the most downloaded paid apps, as well as a list of the most free and paid games for iPhone and iPad.
In the list of most downloaded free games on the iPhone, Block Blast!. Meanwhile,craft holds the position of the most popular paid game. On iPad, YouTube is the number 1 free application, above ChatGPT, Netflix...
