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ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time
ChatGPT just lost the AI assistant monopoly. For the first time, it's below 50% market share.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
The competitive AI landscape is fragmenting fast. ChatGPT's dominance—once unquestioned—is eroding as Gemini and Claude capture meaningful share, signaling that model differentiation and use-case specialization are now table stakes for survival.
The key facts
5 to knowChatGPT market share dropped below 50% for the first time
ChatGPT: 1.1B monthly active users
Gemini: 662M monthly active users
Claude: 245M monthly active users
ChatGPT remains #1 by absolute user count despite share loss
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TechCrunch AItechcrunch.com
Publisher excerpt: The chatbot still remains the most popular AI assistant worldwide with over 1.1 billion monthly users, followed by Gemini with 662 million and Claude with 245 million.