TechCrunch
6/16/2026

ChatGPT leads AI assistants as market consolidates around Gemini and Claude
Original: ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time
Short summary
ChatGPT maintains the lead with 1.1B monthly users, but market is consolidating as Gemini (662M) and Claude (245M) gain share. Three players now dominate the AI assistant landscape.
- •ChatGPT remains most popular but user share declining
- •Gemini and Claude growing rapidly
- •Market consolidating around three major competitors
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