The Top 100 Most Used AI Apps in 2025

Consumer AI Trends - The consumer AI list tracks real-world AI usage by analyzing website traffic (monthly visits globally) and mobile app usage (monthly active users) [1] - Companionship continues to dominate the consumer AI space, with new names like Juicy Chat, Joy, and Rream joining established players [1] - Vibe coding is a rising trend, with companies like Lovable and Replit gaining traction and showing strong revenue retention (100% or above in the first 3 months for many leading platforms) [1][2] - Chinese AI companies are making a significant impact, both with products for the domestic market (e.g., Cork, Dow Bow, Kimmy) and those built for international users (e.g., Deepseek, Hyo, Cling, Cart) [2] - Some Chinese companies are distributing their models through US properties like Crea or Hedra [2] Google's Performance - Google had a strong six months, with four unique properties making the web list: Gemini (number two with about 10% of ChatGPT's web traffic, but closer on mobile at half of ChatGPT's traffic), AI Studio (top 10), Notebook LM (number 13), and Google Labs (number 39) [1] - Google's AI Studio, a developer-facing sandbox, surprisingly hit the top 10 [1] - Google Labs includes V3, a new video model, and other products like Doppel and Project Mariner [1] All-Star Companies - 14 companies have made the list every time over the past 2 years, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, PO (general LLM assistants); Character AI (companionship); Midjourney, Photo Room, Leonardo Cutout Pro, V, 11 Labs (creative tools); Quillbot, Gamma (productivity); and Hugging Face, Civid AI (model hosting) [3] - Over half of the "all-star" companies host or use other people's models or are model aggregators, highlighting the importance of UI and product experience [3] Future Predictions - The industry expects verticalization of AI products, with users choosing different tools for specific tasks [10] - Productivity-focused "prosumer" tools are expected to explode in usage as model reliability and UI improve [14][15] - Emerging categories to watch include edtech, personal finance, and AI-native social platforms [18][19][20]