Updated Mar 17, 2026 by Sensor Tower
ChatGPT reached 500 million global monthly active users by early 2025, marking the fastest growth for any application in the last decade.
In April 2025, ChatGPT experienced a 60% increase in session frequency and a 270% jump in web visits, while traditional search engine engagement declined by 3%.
The utility of AI is shifting from technical tasks to complex personal management, with software development prompts dropping from 44% to 29% of the total share between early 2024 and 2025.
Consumer reliance on AI for finance, economics, and tax preparation grew by 9 percentage points year-over-year, signaling a move toward mainstream adoption for high-stakes personal tasks.
Chatbots are emerging as significant drivers of web traffic and commerce, with YouTube, Wikipedia, the National Library of Medicine, and Amazon serving as the top referral destinations.
Early AI adopters have already reduced their time spent on Google apps by 6%, suggesting that the erosion of traditional search engine dominance is likely to accelerate as user habits solidify.
ChatGPT reached 500 million global monthly active users by early 2025, marking the fastest growth for any application in the last decade.
In April 2025, ChatGPT experienced a 60% increase in session frequency and a 270% jump in web visits, while traditional search engine engagement declined by 3%.
The utility of AI is shifting from technical tasks to complex personal management, with software development prompts dropping from 44% to 29% of the total share between early 2024 and 2025.
Consumer reliance on AI for finance, economics, and tax preparation grew by 9 percentage points year-over-year, signaling a move toward mainstream adoption for high-stakes personal tasks.
Chatbots are emerging as significant drivers of web traffic and commerce, with YouTube, Wikipedia, the National Library of Medicine, and Amazon serving as the top referral destinations.
Early AI adopters have already reduced their time spent on Google apps by 6%, suggesting that the erosion of traditional search engine dominance is likely to accelerate as user habits solidify.