Key facts
- Google's AI assistant Gemini has surpassed 950 million monthly users.
- Gemini's user base has tripled in the past year.
- The Gemini app has seen over 137 million downloads on iOS in the last 12 months.
- ChatGPT's market share among AI assistants dropped below 50% for the first time in H1 2026.
- Gemini's market share increased to 27.7% in H1 2026.
- Google's search AI mode has reached over 1 billion users.
Google is on the verge of launching another product with over a billion users, as its AI assistant Gemini has reached more than 950 million monthly users. This significant growth, tripling its user base from the previous year, positions Gemini to more closely rival OpenAI's ChatGPT, which achieved 1 billion monthly active users in June.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted the popularity of new agentic features like Daily Brief and Gemini Spark, noting the rapid pace of feature development. Gemini has also established a strong presence on iOS, with its app downloaded over 137 million times in the last 12 months, boosted by features like the Nano Banana image generation model.
According to Sensor Tower's 'State of AI' report for H1 2026, ChatGPT's market share among AI assistants has fallen below 50% for the first time, while Gemini's share has climbed to 27.7%.
Google also reported that its AI-centric overhaul of its search vertical has been successful, with its Q&A-style AI mode surpassing 1 billion users and driving an incremental increase in search queries. The company has also managed to reduce the cost of its AI mode through hardware engineering, despite introducing new models and features.