# Google says Gemini reached 1 billion monthly users on Aug. 11 > Source: > Published: 2026-08-12 10:35:03.409628+00:00 # Google says Gemini reached 1 billion monthly users on Aug. 11 - Google said the Gemini app reached 1 billion monthly active users on Aug. 11, after reporting 950 million in July. [[1]](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/one-billion-monthly-users/)[[2]](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/) - Google reports Gemini app users separately from AI Mode and AI Overviews, which have their own user totals. [[1]](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/one-billion-monthly-users/)[[2]](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/) - ChatGPT reached 1 billion monthly active app users in June, according to a Sensor Tower estimate reported by Reuters; the figures are not directly comparable because the measurement sources and covered surfaces differ. [[3]](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt-app-hits-1-billion-222139124.html) - Google has disclosed stronger daily engagement and growth in AI-related businesses, but not Gemini’s standalone revenue or paid conversion rate. [[2]](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/)[[4]](https://www.publicnow.com/view/9DA6BCAE119C05F38A597E1A5C62A498212FF33E)[[5]](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/google-one/google-ai-subscriptions/) Google said Tuesday, Aug. 11, that the Gemini app had reached 1 billion monthly active users, placing its consumer AI assistant alongside ChatGPT at roughly the same reported scale. [[1]](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/one-billion-monthly-users/)[[3]](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt-app-hits-1-billion-222139124.html) The milestone is a company claim, not an independently audited count. Google’s announcement describes the figure as monthly users of the Gemini app and distinguishes it from separate user totals for AI features embedded in Search. [[1]](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/one-billion-monthly-users/)[[2]](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/) ## Google’s number is narrower than its total AI reach Google has several overlapping AI products. In its second-quarter earnings remarks on July 22, CEO Sundar Pichai said the Gemini app had 950 million monthly active users and that its daily active users had tripled over the previous year. He separately said AI Mode in Search had surpassed 1 billion monthly active users. [[2]](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/) That distinction is important. The Gemini app figure should not be presented as the number of people who encounter Gemini-powered features anywhere in Google’s ecosystem. Google has also reported more than 2.5 billion monthly active users for AI Overviews and more than 1 billion for AI Mode, separate from the Gemini app. [[2]](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/)[[6]](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/) Google’s announcement does not provide a third-party audit, a prompt total or a breakdown of sessions per user. A monthly active user is generally a person counted at least once during the measurement period; it does not show how frequently that person returned or how much they used the service. The company’s public materials do not provide enough detail to calculate those measures for the new 1 billion figure. [[1]](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/one-billion-monthly-users/) ## The ChatGPT comparison is close, but imperfect ChatGPT crossed 1 billion global monthly active app users in June, according to an estimate from Sensor Tower reported by Reuters. That figure came from an outside mobile-app measurement firm, while Google’s Gemini figure is a company-reported total for its own app experience. [[3]](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt-app-hits-1-billion-222139124.html) OpenAI’s own June research did not publish a total monthly-user figure in the methodology it released. Instead, OpenAI Signals analyzed aggregated usage from individual ChatGPT plans and examined a 0.1% sample of accounts created between Oct. 15, 2025, and May 1, 2026, with activity tracked through May 31. Its weekly-active measure counted users who had sent a message during the preceding seven days. [[7]](https://openai.com/index/how-chatgpt-adoption-has-expanded/) That study found that sampled users sent 50% more messages per day six months after signing up and doubled the number of distinct task categories they had tried. Google has disclosed less detail about the new Gemini total, although the company’s July figures indicate that daily activity was growing faster than its monthly reach. [[2]](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/)[[7]](https://openai.com/index/how-chatgpt-adoption-has-expanded/) ## Adoption is clearer than monetization Alphabet’s financial results show that AI is contributing to the broader business, but they do not isolate the Gemini app. Alphabet reported $119.8 billion in second-quarter revenue, with Google Cloud revenue up 82% year over year and revenue from subscriptions, platforms and devices up 15%. The company linked Cloud demand partly to AI infrastructure and AI solutions. [[4]](https://www.publicnow.com/view/9DA6BCAE119C05F38A597E1A5C62A498212FF33E) Google also offers paid AI Pro and AI Ultra plans that include expanded access to Gemini and related products. But Alphabet has not disclosed how many subscribers use Gemini, what share of Gemini’s monthly users pay, or how much revenue the app itself generates. [[5]](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/google-one/google-ai-subscriptions/) Alphabet said in its first-quarter remarks that revenue from products built on its generative AI models grew nearly eightfold year over year. That metric covers multiple products and cannot be used as a Gemini revenue figure or as evidence of a specific conversion rate. [[8]](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q1-2026/) The 1 billion milestone establishes distribution. It does not, by itself, establish durable engagement, profitability or an advantage over ChatGPT. Those questions will require consistent reporting on retention, usage intensity, paid users and product-level revenue. ## Companies mentioned ## Further sources [[1] Google’s primary announcement says the Gemini app reached 1 billion monthly use… ↗](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/one-billion-monthly-users/) [[2] Google’s Q2 2026 CEO remarks report 950 million Gemini app monthly active users… ↗](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/) [[3] Reuters reported that Sensor Tower estimated ChatGPT had crossed 1 billion glob… ↗](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt-app-hits-1-billion-222139124.html) [[4] Alphabet’s Q2 2026 results reported $119.8 billion in revenue, 82% year-over-ye… ↗](https://www.publicnow.com/view/9DA6BCAE119C05F38A597E1A5C62A498212FF33E) [[5] Google’s AI subscription announcement describes AI Pro and AI Ultra as paid pla… ↗](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/google-one/google-ai-subscriptions/) [[6] Google’s I/O 2026 keynote reported more than 2.5 billion monthly active users f… ↗](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/)+2 more The stories that matter, in one email. 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