ChatGPT Mobile App Downloads Drop 8.1% as Users Spend 22% Less Time on Platform

Oct 18, 2025
TechCrunch
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Summary

ChatGPT mobile app downloads plummet 8.1% in October while users slash their daily usage by 22.5% since July, as Google's Gemini competition and less personable AI updates drive users away from the once-dominant platform.

Key Points

  • ChatGPT's mobile app experiences slowing download growth with October projected to show an 8.1% month-over-month decline in new downloads
  • Daily active users in the U.S. spend 22.5% less time in the app since July and open it 20.7% fewer times per day
  • Competition from Google's Gemini and changes making ChatGPT's AI model less personable contribute to the declining engagement metrics

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