{"id":26337,"date":"2025-12-12T11:24:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/top-pick-chatgpt-was-apples-most-downloaded-app-for-2025-on-app-store-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:24:52","slug":"top-pick-chatgpt-was-apples-most-downloaded-app-for-2025-on-app-store-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/top-pick-chatgpt-was-apples-most-downloaded-app-for-2025-on-app-store-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Pick: ChatGPT Was Apple\u2019s Most Downloaded App For 2025 On App Store | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9766403\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">December 12, 2025, 16:07 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9766403\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1401014548 asubttl-schema\">App Store 2025 lists are out and it is hardly surprising to see ChatGPT make the big leap to top the most-downloaded chart.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1401014548\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1401014548 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple App Store 2025 charts are out and ChatGPT is a big jumper\" title=\"Apple App Store 2025 charts are out and ChatGPT is a big jumper\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1401014548\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple App Store 2025 charts are out and ChatGPT is a big jumper<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">ChatGPT is the most-downloaded app on the App Store for 2025, as confirmed by Apple with its latest year-end charts. ChatGPT is a free app and that\u2019s where it has got the top rank among iPhone users which is a big sign for OpenAI about the success of the AI chatbot in the US region. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This is a big jump for ChatGPT which was only fourth best app on the App Store last year. ChatGPT becoming the most downloaded free app also tells you how AI has become a core part of people\u2019s lives in 2025 and even though Google has taken the lead in the AI race, OpenAI still has plenty to offer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Top App Downloaded But Only Free\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Having ChatGPT at the top is all good but OpenAI needs more of these downloads to convert into premium\/paid users which is why you also have the new ChatGPT Go plan in the market. These companies are spending billions to keep the AI models running and the eventual business strategy needs them to make some money back and this will be a start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">AI has been the talk of the year so having ChatGPT and other apps like Gemini making their way to these lists is hardly surprising and we could see the trend develop further into 2026 as the AI models mature, get more powerful and gain agentic abilities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">And the process has already started with the ChatGPT 5.2 rolling out as it looks to compete with the fast-evolving Gemini 3 model and offer better contextual responses and other features. Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI has triggered a \u2018code red\u2019 situation at the company which means we might see faster ChatGPT rollouts and the GPT 5.2 version is probably starting that phase for the AI giant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The company is calling ChatGPT 5.2 as its most advanced model for professional work, which includes creating presentations and handling other heavy duty tasks like coding at both ends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfd\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfdbtn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/google-color.svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" alt=\"\" class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\"\/><span class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\">Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1401014548 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1401014548 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>December 12, 2025, 16:07 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1401014548 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Top Pick: ChatGPT Was Apple\u2019s Most Downloaded App For 2025 On App Store<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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