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title: "ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Perplexity Statistics 2026: Users, Revenue & Market Share"
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# ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Perplexity Statistics 2026: Users, Revenue & Market Share

ChatGPT serves more than 800 million weekly active users and crossed 900 million weekly active users by late February 2026, according to OpenAI. Google Gemini hit 650 million monthly active users in November 2025. Anthropic’s Claude now serves more than 300,000 business customers, with over 500 spending more than $1 million annually. Perplexity processes around 780 million search queries every month and is valued at over $20 billion.

These four numbers describe four different races: consumer reach, distribution scale, enterprise wallets, and search replacement.

## Key Takeaways

- [ChatGPT](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/chatgpt-statistics/) processes over **6 billion** tokens per minute on its API.
- Anthropic’s Claude leads the enterprise LLM market with **32%** share by usage, compared with OpenAI’s **25%**, per Menlo Ventures.
- Google Gemini reaches over **2 billion** users monthly through AI Overviews in Search, separate from the standalone Gemini app.
- Perplexity attracts approximately **170 million** global visitors per month and is valued at **$22.6 billion** as of January 2026.
- ChatGPT’s web-traffic share fell **19.2** percentage points in twelve months, from **87.2%** in January 2025 to approximately **68%** in January 2026, per Similarweb.
- **81%** of enterprises now run three or more model families concurrently, ending the single-vendor era for AI procurement.
- **93%** of Fortune 500 companies use OpenAI products as of late 2025, up from **80%** in 2024.

## Editor’s Choice

- ChatGPT’s weekly active users reached **900 million** as of February 27, 2026.
- [Google Gemini](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/google-gemini-ai-statistics/) hit **650 million** monthly active users in November 2025.
- Perplexity had approximately **45 million** monthly active users in 2026.
- OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate reached **$25 billion** in February 2026.
- Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate reached **$14 billion** by February 2026.
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leads MMLU at **94.1%**, ahead of GPT-5.2 at **91.4%** and Claude Opus 4.6 at **90.5%**.
- Total enterprise LLM spend reached **$8.4 billion** in 2025.

## Recent Developments

- **February 27, 2026**: OpenAI confirmed ChatGPT crossed **900 million** weekly active users, a **12.5%** increase over the **800 million** milestone reported in October 2025.
- **February 2026**: OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate hit **$25 billion**, up from the **$20 billion** end-of-2025 figure cited by CFO Sarah Friar.
- **February 2026**: Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate reached **$14 billion**, up from **$1 billion** at the end of 2024.
- **January 9, 2026**: Perplexity’s valuation reached **$22.6 billion**.
- **April 2026**: First Page Sage’s chatbot share report ranks ChatGPT at **60.4%**, Gemini at **15.2%**, Microsoft Copilot at **14.4%**, Claude at **4.2%**, and Perplexity at **2.8%**.
- **May 2026**: LM Council benchmarks show MMLU saturation, with Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview at **94.1%** narrowly leading GPT-5.2 at **91.4%**.

## Active User Counts: ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Perplexity

- ChatGPT serves more than **800 million** people every week, with the platform processing over **6 billion** tokens per minute on the API.
- ChatGPT’s growth from **100 million** weekly active users in late 2023 to **900 million** in early 2026 represents a 9-fold increase in 27 months.
- Google Gemini reached **650 million** monthly active users by November 2025, a **357%** increase from its February 2024 launch.
- Gemini-powered AI Overviews reach **2 billion** monthly users through [Google Search](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/google-search-statistics/) integration.
- Anthropic’s Claude serves more than **300,000** business customers, with over **500** spending more than **$1 million** annually.
- Perplexity had roughly **45 million** monthly active users in 2026, with about **2 million** daily users.
- Perplexity processes around **780 million** search queries every month.

PlatformActive UsersFrequencySource / DateChatGPT900 millionWeeklyOpenAI, Feb 27 2026Google Gemini650 millionMonthlyGoogle, Nov 2025Perplexity~45 millionMonthlyPerplexity disclosures, 2026Claude300,000 business customersActive accountsAnthropic, Mar 2026*Source: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Perplexity*

Each company picks the metric that maps to its product. See [Claude vs ChatGPT](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/claude-vs-chatgpt-statistics/) data for the two-way head-to-head.

> **By the numbers:** OpenAI reports ChatGPT crossed **900 million** weekly active users by February 27, 2026, up from **100 million** in late 2023, a 9-fold increase in 27 months. The platform processes over **6 billion** tokens per minute on its API.

## Pricing and Subscription Tiers

- OpenAI’s API processes over **6 billion** tokens per minute.
- [Subscription](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/subscription-economy-statistics/) pricing details for each platform are listed in the table below.

TierChatGPTClaudeGemini AdvancedPerplexity ProFree tierYes (rate-limited)Yes (rate-limited)Yes (basic)Yes (limited Pro Search)Consumer Pro$20/month$20/month$19.99/month$20/month or $200/yearTeam$25/user/month$25/user/monthWorkspace pricingEnterprise quoteEnterpriseCustomCustomCustom (Vertex AI)Custom*Source: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity public pricing pages*

See [Microsoft 365 statistics](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/microsoft-365-statistics/) for the bundling playbook Google is borrowing.

## Annual Revenue and Run Rate

- OpenAI hit **$25 billion** in annualized revenue in February 2026, up from **$20 billion** at the end of 2025.
- CFO Sarah Friar confirmed OpenAI’s full-year 2025 figure at **$20 billion**, alongside **$6 billion** in 2024 and **$2 billion** in 2023.
- Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate reached **$14 billion** by February 2026, up from **$1 billion** at the end of 2024.
- Anthropic projects approximately **$26 billion** in revenue for full-year 2026.
- Perplexity’s annual recurring revenue reached approximately **$200 million** in September 2025, up from **$80 million** at the end of 2024.
- Total enterprise LLM spend reached **$8.4 billion** in 2025, per Menlo Ventures.

![AI Platform Revenue Growth](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ai-platform-revenue-growth.jpg "AI Platform Revenue Growth")

> **Key finding:** Menlo Ventures reports total enterprise LLM spend reached **$8.4 billion** in 2025, with Anthropic capturing **32%** of the enterprise LLM market share by usage and **42%** of the enterprise coding market, the largest share by a wide margin. Enterprise wallet share, not consumer chat sessions, is the metric that scales with revenue.

## Enterprise Adoption and Fortune Penetration

- Anthropic now holds **32%** of the enterprise large language model market share by usage, compared with OpenAI’s **25%**, per Menlo Ventures.
- OpenAI held **50%** of the enterprise market share by usage just two years ago, while Anthropic had **12%**.
- Anthropic captures **42%** of the enterprise market share for coding, more than double OpenAI’s **21%**.
- **93%** of Fortune 500 companies now use OpenAI products as of late 2025, up from **80%** in 2024.
- Microsoft separately reported [generative AI](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/generative-ai-statistics/) deployment in **85%** of Fortune 500 companies through its platforms.
- **44%** of enterprises use Claude in production, rising to **63%** including testing, per Andreessen Horowitz’s survey of 100 CIOs at Global 2000 companies.
- **78%** of Global 2000 enterprises use OpenAI models in production, per Andreessen Horowitz.
- **81%** of enterprises run three or more model families concurrently, ending single-vendor AI procurement.

![OpenAI vs Anthropic Enterprise AI Adoption](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/openai-vs-anthropic-enterprise-ai-adoption.jpg "OpenAI vs Anthropic Enterprise AI Adoption")

The order flipped without [OpenAI](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/openai-statistics/) shrinking; Anthropic grew faster on enterprise floors.

> **Why it matters:** Survey data shows **81%** of enterprises run three or more model families concurrently. The single-vendor AI strategy is dead in regulated industries.

## Accuracy Benchmarks (MMLU, GPQA, SWE-Bench)

- On the MMLU benchmark, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leads at **94.1%**, followed by GPT-5.2 at **91.4%** and Claude Opus 4.6 with 32k thinking at **90.5%**, per the LM Council’s benchmark suite.
- MMLU is now considered saturated at **88-94%** for top models and no longer differentiates frontier models.
- Frontier labs increasingly rely on GPQA Diamond, SWE-bench Verified or SWE-bench Pro, AIME 2025, ARC-AGI 2, and Humanity’s Last Exam for benchmark differentiation.
- Perplexity does not train its own frontier model.

![AI Model Benchmark Scores (MMLU Comparison)](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ai-model-benchmark-scores-mmlu-comparison.jpg "AI Model Benchmark Scores (MMLU Comparison)")

Capability rankings shift quickly while public perception lags. See [AI job loss statistics](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/ai-job-loss-statistics/) for the workforce impact.

## Web Traffic Market Share Comparison

- ChatGPT holds approximately **68%** of the [AI chatbot](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/chatbot-statistics/) web traffic market share as of January 2026, down from **87.2%** in January 2025.
- Google Gemini holds approximately **18.2%** of the AI chatbot web traffic market share as of January 2026, up from **5.4%** a year earlier.
- [Claude](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/claude-ai-statistics/) holds approximately **2%** market share, Perplexity holds approximately **2%** market share, and DeepSeek holds **4%**, per Similarweb.
- First Page Sage’s April 2026 measurement places ChatGPT at **60.4%**, Gemini at **15.2%**, Microsoft Copilot at **14.4%**, Claude at **4.2%**, and Perplexity at **2.8%**.
- Gemini’s market share has nearly tripled in twelve months, rising from **5.7%** in early 2025 to **15.2%** by April 2026.

![AI Chatbot Market Share by Platform](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ai-chatbot-market-share-by-platform.jpg "AI Chatbot Market Share by Platform")

The two trackers disagree on the absolute share but agree on the direction.

## Coding Benchmarks Head-to-Head

- Claude Opus 4.6 achieves **65.4%** on Terminal-Bench 2.0, the industry-leading score on coding benchmarks.
- Anthropic captures **42%** of the enterprise market share for coding workloads, the largest share by a wide margin.
- OpenAI captures **21%** of the enterprise coding market, half of Anthropic’s 42% share.
- SWE-bench Verified and SWE-bench Pro serve as benchmarks that frontier labs increasingly rely on for model comparison.

Coding MetricClaude Opus 4.6OpenAI ModelsGemini ModelsTerminal-Bench 2.065.4% (industry-leading)Below ClaudeBelow ClaudeEnterprise coding share (Menlo)42%21%Not separately reportedPrimary 2026 benchmarkSWE-bench ProSWE-bench ProSWE-bench Pro*Source: LM Council, Menlo Ventures*

Claude’s coding lead translates to enterprise dollars, with Claude becoming the default choice in the IDE assistant market.

## Mobile Reach and App Downloads

- Google Gemini received roughly **2.1 billion** site visits in February 2026 alone.
- Gemini-powered AI Overviews reach **2 billion** monthly users through Google Search integration.
- Perplexity attracts approximately **170 million** global visitors each month.
- More than **800 million** people use ChatGPT every week.
- Anthropic publishes business customer counts rather than mobile or web traffic figures, which is consistent with its enterprise-first positioning.

SurfaceChatGPTGeminiClaudePerplexityHeadline reach900 million weekly650 million monthly + 2 billion via Overviews300,000 business customers45 million monthly + 170 million visitsMobile appiOS, AndroidiOS, Android, native PixeliOS, AndroidiOS, Android, Comet browserSearch integrationChatGPT SearchNative (AI Overviews)NoneNative (Pro Search)Voice modeAdvanced VoiceLive VoiceNone on consumer ClaudeVoice in Comet*Source: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Perplexity*

## Investor Funding and Valuation

- [Perplexity AI](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/perplexity-ai-statistics/) is valued at **$22.6 billion** as of January 9, 2026.
- Perplexity has raised total funding that reached **$1.5 billion** with participation from Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and SoftBank.
- Aravind Srinivas previously held research positions at OpenAI and Google DeepMind before founding Perplexity.
- OpenAI’s reported fundraising implies the highest private valuation among the four; precise figures remain non-public.
- Anthropic’s last reported Series E placed the company at $61.5 billion, with subsequent rounds suggesting ongoing markups.
- Gemini has no standalone investor backing; it sits within Alphabet.

CompanyValuation (latest)Total FundingLead / Notable InvestorsOpenAI (ChatGPT)Implied $500 billion+ private$122 billion+ raised cumulativelyMicrosoft, SoftBank, sovereign fundsAnthropic (Claude)$61.5 billion (Series E reported)Multi-billion across roundsGoogle, Amazon, Menlo VenturesPerplexity$22.6 billion (January 2026)$1.5 billion+Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, SoftBankGoogle GeminiPublic via Alphabet (~$2 trillion+ market cap)Funded internallyAlphabet shareholders*Source: TechCrunch, The Information, Fortune, Wikipedia*

> **The takeaway:** Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate reached **$14 billion** by February 2026. Perplexity is valued at **$22.6 billion** as of January 9, 2026. Investors are paying enterprise revenue multiples for Anthropic and search-disruption multiples for Perplexity.

## Year-Over-Year Growth Rates

- ChatGPT grew from **100 million** weekly active users in late 2023 to **900 million** in early 2026, a 9-fold increase in 27 months.
- Google Gemini grew **357%** in monthly active users from its February 2024 launch to November 2025.
- Anthropic’s annualized revenue grew from **$1 billion** at the end of 2024 to **$14 billion** by February 2026, a 14-fold increase in 14 months.
- Perplexity’s annual recurring revenue grew from **$80 million** at the end of 2024 to approximately **$200 million** by September 2025.
- Gemini’s web-traffic share grew from **5.4%** in January 2025 to approximately **18.2%** in January 2026, a **3.4x** increase in twelve months, per Similarweb.
- Anthropic posted the largest enterprise share gain of any frontier lab since May 2025, up **25%** in enterprise penetration.

Growth MetricChatGPTGeminiClaudePerplexityUser growth9x in 27 months357% since launch300,000+ business customers22 million to 45 million MAURevenue growth$6B to $25B (4.2x in 14 months)Not broken out$1B to $14B (14x in 14 months)$80M to $200M (2.5x in 9 months)Web share changeDown 19.2 points YoYUp 12.8 points YoYFlat to slightly upFlat to slightly upEnterprise share trend50% to 25% (2 years)Rising via Cloud12% to 32% (2 years)n/a*Source: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Perplexity, Similarweb, Menlo Ventures*

## Developer Ecosystem and API Adoption

- OpenAI’s API processes over **6 billion** tokens per minute.
- More than **13 million** developers build applications on Google Gemini.
- Over **70%** of Google Cloud customers actively use Gemini.
- Anthropic now serves more than **300,000** business customers.
- Perplexity’s Sonar API serves a smaller, retrieval-focused niche.

API / Developer SurfaceOpenAIGoogle GeminiAnthropic ClaudePerplexityDeveloper countNot disclosed13 million+300,000+ business customersNot disclosedThroughput6 billion tokens/minuteHosted on Vertex AIBedrock + direct APISonar APICloud partnershipsMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudAWS Bedrock, Google CloudHosted infraEnterprise share (coding)21%n/a42%n/a*Source: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Menlo Ventures*

Distribution decides API winners; broader [API usage statistics](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/api-usage-statistics/) show how developer integrations now drive AI consumption.

## AI Search Citation Share (Perplexity-Led Metric)

- Perplexity processes around **780 million** search queries every month.
- Google’s AI Overviews, powered by Gemini, reach **2 billion** monthly users by integrating directly into Search results.
- ChatGPT now serves more than **800 million** weekly active users.
- Claude has no native search product.

Search SurfaceMonthly ReachNative CitationsIndexing ApproachChatGPT Search800 million+ weeklyYes (since November 2024)OpenAI partner indexGoogle AI Overviews (Gemini)2 billion monthlyInline citationsGoogle Search indexPerplexity Pro Search45 million MAU, 780 million queries/monthYes (numbered citations)Perplexity index + partnersClaude (web browsing)Limited rolloutPartialPartner-fed*Source: OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, Anthropic*

[Google’s broader search query data](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/google-search-statistics/) shows the funnel scale. Claude has no primary search surface, consistent with Anthropic’s enterprise focus.

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

**Which AI chatbot has the most users in 2026?**ChatGPT reports 900 million weekly active users as of February 2026, per OpenAI. Google Gemini reaches roughly 650 million monthly active users, plus another 2 billion monthly through AI Overviews in Search. Perplexity has approximately 45 million monthly active users. Claude reports 300,000+ business customers.

 

**Which AI chatbot leads the enterprise market?**Anthropic’s Claude leads enterprise LLM market share at 32% by usage, ahead of OpenAI at 25%, per Menlo Ventures. The order flipped from two years prior, when OpenAI held 50%, and Anthropic held 12%. Anthropic’s lead is even larger in coding workloads at 42% versus OpenAI’s 21%.

 

**How does Perplexity compare to ChatGPT and Gemini?**Perplexity targets a different category. The platform processes around 780 million search queries per month and is valued at over $20 billion. Perplexity reports roughly 45 million monthly active users. The product replaces Google search rather than competing in general chat.

 

**Which AI chatbot has the highest revenue?**OpenAI reports $25 billion in annualized revenue as of February 2026. Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate reached $14 billion by February 2026. Perplexity reached approximately $200 million in annual recurring revenue by September 2025. Google does not break out Gemini revenue separately within Alphabet’s reporting.

 

**Which AI chatbot scores highest on accuracy benchmarks?**On MMLU, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leads at 94.1%, ahead of GPT-5.2 at 91.4% and Claude Opus 4.6 at 90.5%, per the LM Council’s benchmarks. MMLU is now considered saturated. Claude Opus 4.6 leads coding benchmarks with 65.4% on Terminal-Bench 2.0.

 

**How fast is Anthropic growing compared to OpenAI?**Anthropic’s annualized revenue ran from $1 billion at the end of 2024 to $14 billion by February 2026. OpenAI reported $6 billion in 2024 revenue and a $25 billion annualized run rate by early 2026. Anthropic gained the larger relative share inside enterprises while OpenAI scaled faster on the consumer web.

 

 

## Conclusion

The four leading AI chatbots no longer compete on the same axis. ChatGPT serves **900 million** weekly active users. OpenAI hit **$25 billion** in annualized revenue. Anthropic holds **32%** enterprise LLM share by usage. Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate reached **$14 billion** by February 2026. Google Gemini scales through distribution: **650 million** standalone monthly users plus **2 billion** monthly through AI Overviews. Perplexity carves a search-replacement niche with around **780 million** monthly queries. Perplexity’s valuation reached **$22.6 billion** as of January 2026.

The shift to a multi-model strategy now sees **81%** of enterprises run three or more model families concurrently. Web-traffic share peaked for ChatGPT at **87.2%** and has fallen by **19.2 percentage points** in twelve months, per Similarweb. Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity each captured a share that maps to a different buyer and a different workload.

The ranking depends on the metric, which is why the market continues to fragment. Tracker pages for each platform remain the fastest way to follow updates as metrics evolve.