ChatGPT remains the world’s most popular consumer AI app, but rivals are rapidly closing in, according to the latest Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) consumer AI landscape report.
The report, now in its fifth edition, highlights over two years of data on how consumers are adopting AI across industries. It shows that Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and Meta AI are emerging as ChatGPT’s strongest competitors, while several other AI platforms continue to grow globally.
For the fifth time in a row, 14 companies were ranked among the top AI products, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Poe, Character AI, Midjourney, Leonardo, Veed, Cutout, ElevenLabs, Photoroom, Gamma, QuillBot, Civitai, and Hugging Face. Another five, Claude, DeepAI, Janitor AI, Pixelcut, and Suno, made the list in every edition except the first.
Google gained the most ground this year, with Gemini, AI Studio, NotebookLM, and Google Labs all appearing as separate entries. Gemini is now the No. 2 app on both web and mobile, with nearly 90% of its mobile user base on Android. It commands around 12% of ChatGPT’s traffic on the web. AI Studio debuted in the top 10, while NotebookLM ranked 13th and Google Labs 39th.
Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok surged to No. 4 on the web and No. 23 on mobile, quickly gaining more than 20 million monthly active users after its late 2024 launch. Growth accelerated with the release of Grok 4 in July 2025.
Meta AI struggled in comparison, ranking 46th on the web and missing the mobile top 50 entirely, following backlash over reports that it shared user posts publicly without proper consent.
Chinese AI developers also featured heavily in the rankings. Apps like Quark, Doubao, and Kimi entered the global top 20, while DeepSeek, Hailuo, Kling, SeaArt, Cutout Pro, Manus, and Monica gained traction internationally. Notably, 22 of the top 50 mobile AI apps originated in China.
Other newcomers include Lovable and Replit, which broke into the rankings for the first time. a16z also spotlighted near-miss contenders like PixAI, Bolt, Blackbox AI, Clipchamp, and Getliner on the web, along with Talkie, Seekee, Photo AI, AI Mirror, and Arvin on mobile.
Despite the surge of challengers, ChatGPT remains the market leader. Still, the data suggests that the consumer AI race is entering a more competitive phase, with Gemini, Grok, and others narrowing the gap.
