ChatGPT Tops Apple App Store Downloads in 2025

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has officially become the most downloaded app of 2025 on Apple’s App Store in the US.
The AI chatbot beat social media giants and essential utilities to claim the prize.
Data shows ChatGPT dominated Apple’s free app rankings throughout 2025. This achievement represents a meteoric rise from the app’s fourth-place ranking in 2024, when Chinese shopping app Temu held the crown. Even more striking: ChatGPT didn’t crack the top-ten list in 2023 despite l