India dominates AI app market, capturing 21% of global downloads in 2024

India has emerged as the leading market for AI mobile application adoption, accounting for 21 per cent of the global downloads, which exceeded 2.2 billion in the first eight months of 2024, according to data from Sensor Tower, as reported by The Economic Times.

Among the most popular AI applications are chatbot platforms like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini, alongside various image and video editing apps. Despite this popularity, a significant portion of Indian users access these applications for free.