Gemini Surpasses 1 Billion Monthly Users, Closing Gap with ChatGPT

Google's Gemini app has reached an impressive milestone of over 1 billion monthly active users. This achievement was announced by Sundar Pichai on X, surpassing 400 million users reported in May 2025 and 950 million reported in July 2026.

The rapid growth of Gemini is attributed to its integration with existing Google services, allowing it to tap into a vast user base. This distribution advantage has helped Google catch up with OpenAI's ChatGPT, which also reached the 1 billion monthly user mark.

However, the question remains whether Google can turn this audience into a profitable business. The company has not disclosed how many of Gemini's users are paying subscribers, leaving investors to wonder about the app's monetization potential.