ChatGPT Surges Past TikTok and Instagram: The Power of AI Meets Studio Ghibli

ChatGPT Surges to Top of Global App Charts

In March, ChatGPT secured the title of the world’s most downloaded non-game app, surpassing perennial leaders TikTok and Instagram. This achievement is largely attributed to the launch of image generation features, particularly the viral success of Ghibli-style images on iOS. Despite a majority of downloads coming from Android (33 million), ChatGPT's strong performance on Apple's App Store, where it was the top app, played a crucial role in its narrow victory over Instagram and TikTok.

• ChatGPT: 46 million downloads (13M on iOS, 33M on Android)
• Instagram: 46 million downloads (5M on iOS, 41M on Android)
• TikTok: 45 million downloads (8M on iOS, 37M on Android)

The article also touches on the ethical implications of AI-generated art and compares ChatGPT's success with Apple’s relatively underwhelming Image Playground app.