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Google’s Gemini app reaches 1 billion monthly users
- Sundar Pichai announced Tuesday that Gemini has surpassed 1 billion monthly active users, matching ChatGPT, which reached that mark in June.
techcrunch+1 - Alphabet said 63% of Gemini users interact by voice, and the app generates over 150 million images daily across its multimodal platform.
blog+1 - Gemini's user base roughly tripled in under a year, climbing from 650 million in October 2025 to the billion milestone, per Google's data.
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Google Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Tuesday that the Gemini app has surpassed 1 billion monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing product in the company's history and its 14th product to reach that threshold.techcrunch+1
The milestone places Gemini on par with OpenAI's ChatGPT, which reached 1 billion monthly active users in June 2026. Pichai shared the news via X, congratulating Josh Woodward, VP at Google Labs, and the Gemini team.firstpost+2
How People Are Using Gemini
According to Google's official blog post, 63% of Gemini users now interact with the assistant by voice, with parents 43% more likely than other users to rely on voice for everyday tasks. One in five Gemini Live interactions goes beyond voice, incorporating live camera feeds and screen sharing for real-time problem-solving.investing+1
The app now generates more than 150 million images per day, with small businesses increasingly using the platform to create marketing materials across images, video, and audio. On Android, Gemini can automate actions across more than 40 popular apps, handling tasks like booking rides and making restaurant reservations.blog+2
Growth Trajectory and Competition
Gemini's user base has grown rapidly, climbing from roughly 650 million monthly active users in October 2025 to 750 million by February 2026 and 950 million as reported during Alphabet's Q2 2026 earnings call in July. Daily active users have tripled year-over-year.cryptobriefing+1
The app has also gained traction beyond Google's own ecosystem, with more than 100 million active users on iOS and macOS power users sending roughly twice as many prompts as users on other platforms.investing+1
What Comes Next
The announcement arrives ahead of Google's Made by Google event, where the company is expected to unveil additional Gemini-powered features across Pixel devices. Google has also been rolling out new models, including Gemini 3.5 Flash, designed to improve coding and autonomous AI-agent tasks at a fraction of the cost of comparable frontier models.techcrunch+1
Sources (8)
- 1 Google's Gemini app surges to one billion users techcrunch.com
- 2 More than 1 billion people are using the Gemini app every month. blog.google
- 3 Google says Gemini app surpasses 1 billion monthly users By Investing.com www.investing.com
- 4 Google's Gemini hits 950 million monthly users, closing in on 1 billion cryptobriefing.com
- 5 Google Gemini crosses 1 Billion monthly users, becomes company's fastest-growing product www.firstpost.com
- 6 Google’s Gemini App Reaches One Billion Monthly Active Users mezha.net
- 7 Gemini surpasses 1 billion monthly users breakingthenews.net
- 8 Google Gemini Crosses 1 Billion Monthly Users: What the Numbers Actually Show www.androidpure.com
