{"title":"The ChatGPT app hit 1 billion monthly users in about 3 years","url":"https://numberreels.com/v/the-chatgpt-app-hit-1-billion-monthly-users-in-a-20261016-big-number","publisher":"NumberReels","source":"Sensor Tower (via Reuters); Quartz","sourceUrl":"https://sensortower.com/press/sensor-tower-state-of-ai-2026-report-global-time-spent-on-generative-ai-apps-projected-to-more-than-double-year-over-year","asOf":"May 2026 estimate; app only, not web","publishedAt":"2026-10-16","unit":null,"columns":[{"key":"label","label":"Name"},{"key":"value","label":"Value"}],"rows":[{"label":"people use the ChatGPT app every month, about 3 years after the app launched.","value":1000000000}],"citations":[{"url":"https://sensortower.com/press/sensor-tower-state-of-ai-2026-report-global-time-spent-on-generative-ai-apps-projected-to-more-than-double-year-over-year","publisher":"Sensor Tower","figure":"ChatGPT became the fastest mobile app ever to reach one billion monthly active users, in May 2026, in just three years","quote":"the fastest mobile app ever to reach one billion monthly active users in May 2026 ... in just three years","tier":2},{"url":"https://decrypt.co/140609/openai-launches-chatgpt-app-for-apple-iphone","publisher":"Decrypt","figure":"OpenAI launched the official ChatGPT app for iPhone on 18 May 2023 (the start of the 3-year clock)","quote":"OpenAI launches ChatGPT app for Apple iPhone","tier":3},{"url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/chatgpt-app-hits-1-billion-222139124.html","publisher":"Reuters (via Yahoo Finance)","figure":"ChatGPT has crossed 1 billion global monthly active app users, roughly three years after launch, per Sensor Tower (Reuters, 2-3 June 2026)","quote":"ChatGPT has crossed 1 billion global monthly active app users","tier":3},{"url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/chatgpt-reaches-1-billion-monthly-120228823.html","publisher":"Quartz (via Yahoo Finance)","figure":"ChatGPT passed 1 billion monthly active users in May, just under 3.5 years after its November 2022 debut; Google Maps needed roughly five years","quote":"just under 3.5 years after its November 2022 debut ... Google Maps ... roughly five years","tier":3},{"url":"https://gcn.com/chat-app-launched-research-preview-crossed/20685/","publisher":"GCN","figure":"Google Maps, the previous record holder, took around five years to reach 1 billion monthly users (Sensor Tower)","quote":"Google Maps (previous record): about 5 years after launch to reach the same volume","tier":3},{"url":"https://www.techtimes.com/articles/317841/20260605/chatgpt-reaches-1-billion-app-users-claudes-640-growth-splits-session-time.htm","publisher":"Tech Times","figure":"ChatGPT reached 1 billion monthly users in about 3 years; no other app, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or Google Maps, got there as quickly","quote":"No other app, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, or Google Maps, has reached that scale as quickly.","tier":3},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/chatgpt-reaches-900m-weekly-active-users","publisher":"TechCrunch","figure":"OpenAI own count: 900 million weekly active users, announced 27 Feb 2026 (a different measure: weekly)","quote":"ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users","tier":3}]}