Google's AI chatbot Gemini surpasses 1 billion users: how it's used

Google announced that its AI chatbot Gemini has reached 1 billion monthly active users, making it the company's fastest-growing product. CEO Sundar Pichai shared the news on August 11. The company published usage statistics: 63% of users interact via voice, 20% use the camera in Gemini Live, and 38% of students attach files. Users generate 150 million images daily. Growth is attributed to integration with Android and Gmail.

This week, the number of monthly active users of Google's AI chatbot Gemini reached 1 billion, as announced on Tuesday, August 11, by Google CEO Sundar Pichai on his X account. Gemini thus became the 14th Google product to cross the billion-user mark and the fastest-growing product in the company's history. The rapid growth is attributed not only to the chatbot's quality but also to its integration into Google's ecosystem, including Android and Gmail. To mark the milestone, Google published usage statistics: 63% of users interact with Gemini via voice, 20% in Gemini Live mode use the camera or screen sharing, and 38% of students attach files to academic queries. Users generate about 150 million images daily. On iPhone, Gemini is used by over 100 million people, and among Mac owners, usage intensity is twice as high. Competing service OpenAI reached 1 billion monthly active users about two and a half months ago. The launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 caught Google off guard, but the company quickly closed the gap thanks to its technological infrastructure and changes in corporate culture.