Gemini hits 950M users — is 1B enough to catch ChatGPT?
google's gemini ai assistant reached 950 million monthly users, tripling year-over-year, as its market share climbed to 27.7% while chatgpt's dipped below 50%. this intensifies the race for ai dominance.
google announced that gemini reached 950 million monthly users, up from 750 million in february, driven by new agentic features and 137 million ios downloads. sensor tower reports gemini's market share rose to 27.7% while chatgpt's dropped below 50%, marking a shift in consumer preferences. despite ai adoption, google's traditional search volume grew, with its ai mode crossing 1 billion users due to cost-efficient engineering. this momentum suggests google's strategy of bundling ai with existing products is effectively countering openai's standalone dominance.