Since its launch in May 2023, ChatGPT has achieved significant success, reaching $2 billion in user spending. This figure marks a considerable lead in the artificial intelligence market.
Financial Performance of ChatGPT
According to Appfigures, in the first seven months of 2025, ChatGPT generated $1.35 billion. User spending averages around $193 million per month, which is eight times more than last year.
Competition with Grok and Others
Currently, Grok, which launched later than ChatGPT in November 2023, has only collected $25.6 million. In comparison to ChatGPT, Grok's average user spending is approximately $3.6 million monthly.
Reactions from Elon Musk and OpenAI
Elon Musk expressed dissatisfaction regarding ChatGPT's dominance on the App Store, suggesting that Apple has made it 'impossible' for his apps to compete. Apple denies such claims, stating that their store is designed to be free of bias.
ChatGPT continues to dominate the mobile app segment with record revenue and download figures, despite ongoing competition.
