$3 billion from iOS and Android: ChatGPT has become one of the most profitable apps in the world
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ChatGPT mobile application has already brought OpenAI 3 billion, and most of this amount is due in 2025. By estimates according to Appfigures analysts, from January to December 2025, users spent $2.48 billion, compared to $487 million in 2024, and $42.9 million in the first year after the launch in 2023.

It took ChatGPT only 31 months to reach $3 billion. For comparison, TikTok went this way in 58 months, Disney+ in 42, and HBO Max in 46.

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ChatGPT's main source of revenue is paid subscriptions ChatGPT Plus for $20 per month and Pro for $200. This week, OpenAI launched its own app store inside ChatGPT, which will potentially generate revenue as well.

Grok, a chatbot from xAI, is the closest to ChatGPT in terms of growth rates Elon Musk, which is available to X subscription users. It demonstrates the best results among competitors in the AI market. Google is experimenting with advertising in AI search and other functions, and Anthropic is betting on the corporate segment and plans to reach $70 billion in revenue by 2028.

Recently OpenAI presents GPT-5.2 language model. А Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI.