Google’s Gemini Tops App Store Rankings, Surpassing ChatGPT Amid AI Boom
Google's AI application Gemini has claimed the top spot in the Apple App Store's free apps category, displacing OpenAI's ChatGPT. The surge follows the viral Nano-Banana AI trend, which has drawn significant user engagement and investor attention. Over 500 million images have been generated using Gemini's 2.5 Flash Image model in just two weeks, adding 23 million new users.
Alphabet, Google's parent company, recently eclipsed a $3 trillion market capitalization, with GOOGL stock rising more than 30% year-to-date. The AI race intensifies as Gemini also leads in the UK, outpacing Meta's Threads and PDD's Temu.