The end of the AI honeymoon? ChatGPT market share falls below 50% for first time

Date:
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:10:00 +0000

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OpenAI still has over a billion monthly active ChatGPT users, but consumers are also increasingly choosing Gemini.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter ChatGPT's market share falls to 46.4% as Gemini climbs to 27.7% Department of War deal saw a spike in ChatGPT uninstalls Google's ecosystem is a major Gemini advantage New figures have claimed ChatGPT's share of the global AI assistant market is under pressure after it dropped below 50% for the first time since its launch in the face of stiff competition from other rivals.

Even though ChatGPT has lost market share by means of proportion, it remains
a clear leader with more than 1.1 billion monthly active users, making it the world's largest assistant by a significant margin. However, Gemini is rising up the charts, accounting for 27.7% of the market in May 2026 compared with 46.4% for ChatGPT. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: ChatGPT is still the leader, but Gemini is chasing it in second place The data comes from Sensor Tower, which observed considerable recent growth among Claude users. Though Anthropic's chatbot still only accounts for 10.3% of the market. Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Meta AI all have much smaller shares.

"Claude has experienced explosive growth, led by a strong web presence, and its True Audience share in the US has more than tripled," the company added. You may like Google Gemini could challenge ChatGPT for AI market dominance by 2027 New figures claim ChatGPT usage at 'all-time low' as "QuitGPT" movement dents popularity with Gemini, Perplexity, and Copilot all stealing market share Could ChatGPT suffer Firefoxs fate? 'The risk of falling behind is growing exponentially' as rival AI tools Gemini and Claude surge while
Copilot stalls

Time spent on GenAI apps has also more than doubled in one year, from 17.2 billion hours in the first half of 2025 to 36 billion hours in the first half of 2026.

Conversely, the company also warned that ChatGPT uninstalls had surged following the company's agreement with the Department of War, marking poor consumer trust. Uninstalls have since fallen closer to the average. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting
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Overall, the data shows that consumers haven't been tied to specific chatbots for long enough to have any extreme loyalties. Instead, they're more prepared to migrate based on model capabilities and releases, ecosystem and
third-party integrations, pricing and even company politics.

As for Google 's growing market share, its ties to the broader Google ecosystem is a huge advantage, with integrations spanning Android, Search, Workspace, Health and more. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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