2025 AI Tools Usage Statistics: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek & Gemini

The generative AI landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, with new models, features and competitors appearing almost monthly. Many organisations lack clear, up-to-date data when deciding which AI assistants to adopt or how to allocate R&D budgets. A comparative overview of user numbers, market share and sector-specific adoption helps executives, researchers and policymakers evaluate where each tool stands, which industries are embracing them and how the competitive dynamics are shifting. This report therefore compiles the latest statistics and context to support informed decision-making and to highlight trends that may shape the next phase of AI adoption.

Generative AI (GenAI) tools have become ubiquitous across both consumer and enterprise contexts. From messaging and content creation to coding assistance and customer service, these models were executed billions of times in 2024–2025. Views4You study shows that 72 % of companies already use AI in at least one area; adoption is highest in IT & telecommunications (38 %), followed by retail/consumer (31 %), financial services (24 %), healthcare (22 %) and professional services (20 %). This report reviews the latest usage metrics for Claude, Grok, ChatGPT and Perplexity from a sectoral perspective, and summarises key figures for other major players such as DeepSeek, Gemini and Copilot.

Chat GPT AI Statistics 2025

Chat GPT AI Usage and Growth

• User base: ChatGPT has been the most widely used GenAI platform. According to Views4You data on the platform usage, it reached 400 million weekly users in February 2025 and about 800 million weekly users in March 2025; daily active users stood at 122.6 million. Also 400.61 million monthly active users and 1.5 million business subscribers have been reported. The site receives more than 5.2 billion monthly visits, and users submit roughly 1 billion queries per day.


• Demographics: Exploding Topics estimates that 64.3 % of users are male and 35.7 % are female; over half of users are under 25, with the 25–34 age group forming the second largest segment. The average session lasts about 14.5 minutes. An astonishing 92 % of Fortune 100 companies use ChatGPT and 79 % of developers have adopted it.

• Use cases: ChatGPT is used for general conversation, code generation, content creation and translation. First Page Sage reports that among shoppers using ChatGPT, the most active industries are travel & hospitality (18 %), retail & CPG (16 %), IT services (14 %), lifestyle & health (13 %), food & beverage (13 %) and home services (12 %). In the enterprise context, it is heavily used for customer‑service automation, document summarisation, software development and employee training.

Chat GPT AI Strengths

ChatGPT’s success stems from its training on vast multilingual datasets and continuous improvement through human feedback. OpenAI’s rapid release cycle (GPT‑3.5, GPT‑4, GPT‑4o) delivers high accuracy across tasks and languages. Integration into Microsoft’s Copilot product suite enables seamless use within Office applications. Plugins and APIs offer a flexible ecosystem for third‑party developers.

Claude AI Usage and Growth

Claude AI Statistics 2025

Anthropic’s Claude model recorded around 30 million monthly active users and processed 25 billion API calls per month in Q2 2025. Earlier data from January 2025 showed 18.9 million monthly users and 2.9 million app users. The rapid uptick is attributed to the release of Claude 3.5 Sonnet and to features like a 200 k+ token context window.

• Market share: In the US generative AI market, Claude holds about 3.2 %. Nevertheless, the model is strong in enterprise use; 45 % of API traffic comes from corporate customers and the model’s share of global LLM usage is 21 %.

• Demographics and sectors: Views4You noted that the largest user cohort is aged 18–24 (8.3 million users). Healthcare usage grew 61 % in early 2025; 18 % of AI‑enhanced litigation tools in legal tech rely on Claude; and 24 % of major banks use it in finance. In retail/e‑commerce, 38 % of chatbots employ Claude, while in real estate the model powers one out of four listing analysis tools. Manufacturing quality control applications account for about 11 % of usage.

Claude AI Strengths

Claude is designed with a focus on safety and transparency. Anthropic’s "Constitutional AI" approach aims to minimise harmful or biased outputs. The model can summarise long documents, review code and handle sensitive legal or health data, making it attractive to regulated industries. Lower pricing and an open API further encourage corporate adoption.

Grok (xAI) Statistics 2025

Grok (xAI) Usage and growth

Developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, Grok gained traction through its integration with the social platform X. Views4You reports 35.1 million monthly active users, 141.9 million monthly visits and 10 million app downloads. After the launch of Grok‑3, traffic surged to 202.7 million visits in March 2025 and daily active users climbed to 6.7 million. The user base is roughly 60 % female and 40 % male with a sizeable share from India (~33 %) and the US (~14 %).

Grok (xAI) Technical features

Grok‑3 offers a 128 k‑token context window, enabling long discussions and code reviews, and an average response time of around 67 milliseconds. Because it taps into real‑time content from X, it excels at answering questions about trending topics and current events.

Grok (xAI) Sectoral usage

Grok mainly targets individual users and social media enthusiasts; corporate adoption remains limited. Its fast responses and large context are appreciated by software developers and content creators, but the platform is still maturing as an enterprise tool.

Perplexity Statistics 2025

Perplexity Usage and Growth

Perplexity positions itself as a "search engine meets language model" that cites its sources. Business of Apps reports 22 million active users, 13.9 million app downloads, over 230 million questions answered and an annualised revenue run rate of $80 million. According to Index.dev, in May 2025 the platform processed 780 million monthly queries, recorded 153 million visits, supported 46 languages across 238 countries and achieved an 85 % user return rate. The average session lasts 23 minutes.

• Demographics: Roughly 53 % of users are aged 18–34, with a 60 % male / 40 % female split. This indicates a focus on research, technical documentation and academic tasks.

Perplexity Strengths

Perplexity’s ability to provide citations and integrate real‑time web searches sets it apart. Despite a smaller user base, long session durations and high return rates indicate deep engagement. It is particularly valued by researchers, students and professionals who need trustworthy sources.

Other Key Players

DeepSeek Statistics 2025

China‑based DeepSeek has been a fast‑growing GenAI provider. In April 2025 it reported 96.88 million monthly active users; earlier, in January 2025, daily active users reached 22.15 million. The app has been downloaded 57.2 million times, and 44.9 % of Android users are aged 18–24. DeepSeek focuses on Chinese, Indian and Indonesian markets and is known for open‑source model releases.

Gemini (Google) Statistics 2025

Google’s Gemini (formerly Bard) boasted about 400 million monthly active users and 40–45 million daily users in May 2025—a four‑fold increase since October 2024. Its US market share is 13.4 %. Surveys by Views4You show that Gemini users primarily employ it for product research (46 %), price comparison (37 %) and shopping (34 %). Tight integration with Google Search, YouTube and Workspace has facilitated rapid adoption.

Copilot (Microsoft) Statistics 2025

Microsoft’s Copilot brand encompasses assistants for Office 365, Windows and GitHub. With around 14 % market share in the US GenAI market, Copilot stands as the second‑largest platform after ChatGPT. While official user numbers are scarce, adoption across Word, Excel and Outlook is accelerating. Enterprises can host models on their own Azure instances, improving privacy and compliance.

Comparison Table

The table below summarises key metrics and sectoral highlights for major GenAI tools as of mid‑2025. Longer descriptions are avoided; only concise information is listed.

Visual Data

Monthly Active Users

This bar chart shows that ChatGPT and Gemini each have about 400 million monthly active users, while DeepSeek hovers around 97 million and Grok and Claude fall into the 20–35 million range. Perplexity remains around 22 million users.

Generative AI Market Share (May 2025)

The pie chart illustrates that ChatGPT dominates the US market with 59.5 % share, followed by Copilot (14 %), Gemini (13.4 %), Perplexity (6.2 %) and Claude (3.2 %). The "Other" category (3.7 %) includes regional players such as DeepSeek.

AI Adoption by Industry

This horizontal bar chart ranks the industries with the highest AI adoption: IT & telecom (38 %), retail/consumer (31 %), financial services (24 %), healthcare (22 %) and professional services (20 %).

Top Sectors for Shopping with ChatGPT

The chart shows which industries most commonly use ChatGPT for shopping assistance: travel & hospitality (18 %), retail & CPG (16 %), IT services (14 %), lifestyle & health (13 %), food & beverage (13 %), home services (12 %), healthcare (11 %), automotive (9 %), B2B SaaS (8 %) and advertising & marketing (7 %).

Conclusion

In 2025 the generative AI market continues to expand, dominated by a handful of major platforms. ChatGPT is the clear leader in both user numbers and market share, with broad adoption across consumer and corporate use cases. Gemini is growing quickly thanks to tight integration with Google products, while Copilot leverages Microsoft’s enterprise footprint.

Claude and Perplexity serve smaller but significant niches: Claude excels at long‑form document analysis and is favoured in regulated industries, whereas Perplexity is valued for research‑oriented, citation‑based answers. Grok and DeepSeek cater to distinct markets: Grok thrives in social media‑driven environments with real‑time data, and DeepSeek focuses on Asian languages and open‑source engagement.

Looking ahead, the GenAI landscape is likely to diversify further. While large general‑purpose models will remain dominant, there is growing demand for specialised models targeting sectors such as healthcare, law and logistics. Success will depend on delivering safe, transparent outputs and integrating models seamlessly into enterprise workflows.