ChatGPT’s mobile app is generating significant revenue. Since its launch in May 2023, the app for iOS and Android devices has reached $2 billion in global consumer spending, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures. This figure is approximately 30 times the combined lifetime spending of ChatGPT’s rivals on mobile, including Claude, Copilot, and Grok.
So far this year, ChatGPT’s mobile app has made $1.35 billion, a 673 percent increase year-over-year from the $174 million it earned during the same period (January-July) in 2024. On average, the app generates close to $193 million per month, up from $25 million last year.
This revenue is significantly higher—about 53 times more—than ChatGPT’s closest competitor, Grok, which made approximately $25.6 million this year. Grok’s average monthly consumer spending is estimated at $3.6 million, or just 1.9 percent of ChatGPT’s.
The data suggests that other consumer chatbots still have a long way to go to catch up with ChatGPT’s dominance on mobile devices. However, these numbers don’t provide a complete picture of the AI companies’ overall revenue, as consumers, teams, and businesses can also subscribe to AI plans on the web, and the companies generate revenue through other channels like APIs.
This new data highlights the apps’ traction with consumers who discover and pay for these AI assistants via mobile app stores.
It’s worth noting that when xAI’s Grok launched in November 2023, it didn’t initially have standalone iOS or Android apps. Users interacted with the AI chatbot through the X platform (formerly Twitter). Grok only became available on mobile devices through its own iOS app in early January 2025 and arrived on Google Play on March 4.
ChatGPT’s lifetime global spending per download is $2.91, compared to Claude’s $2.55, Grok’s $0.75, and Copilot’s $0.28. In the U.S., ChatGPT’s spending per download is even higher at $10, accounting for 38 percent of the app’s revenue to date. Germany is the second-largest market, contributing 5.3 percent of ChatGPT’s lifetime total spending.
ChatGPT also leads in downloads. The app has been installed an estimated 690 million times globally, compared to Grok’s 39.5 million. Average monthly downloads of ChatGPT now stand at approximately 45 million, up 180 percent from about 16 million in January through July of 2024.
In 2025 so far, ChatGPT’s app has been downloaded 318 million times, 2.8 times more than the 113 million downloads during the same period last year. India is the top market by installs, accounting for 13.7 percent of lifetime downloads, followed by the U.S. at 10.3 percent.