India surge drives ChatGPT to top of global app downloads in March: Report

US-based artificial intelligence (AI) entity OpenAI’s ChatGPT has reportedly become the world’s most downloaded mobile application in March 2025, surpassing Instagram and TikTok. According to data released by AppFigures, the app recorded an estimated 46 million downloads globally in March, likely fuelled by the trend of creating and sharing Ghibli-style visuals.

The report states that ChatGPT recorded approximately 13 million downloads on iPhones from the App Store, and 33 million downloads from the Google Play Store for Android devices.