The AI chatbot race has heated up in 2025 with more players entering the scene and shaking up the market. But despite the rising competition and people having more chatbot options than ever, ChatGPT remains the top choice.
According to data presented by Jemlit.com, ChatGPT’s market share surged to 82.6% in July, nearly five times larger than its five biggest competitors combined.
ChatGPT’s Dominance is Strongest in Europe, But its Market Share is Rising Across Regions
As the pioneer in this market, ChatGPT has long been a driving force behind transforming generative AI into a multi-billion-dollar business. Nearly three years after its launch, OpenAI’s poster child remains the biggest and most influential player in the space, with competitors still struggling to catch up.
While younger players in the industry, like DeepSeek and Perplexity, have undoubtedly shaken up the AI chatbot market and pushed OpenAI to roll out updates, ChatGPT remains the top choice for most people using generative AI daily, and the StatCounter data proves this.
After losing nearly 5% of the global market between April and July, ChatGPT’s market share jumped by almost 3% in a single month, reaching 82.6% in July. That means OpenAI’s chatbot holds nearly five times the market share of its five biggest competitors, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, and Claude, combined.
The regional data shows an even stronger dominance. For instance, in Europe, ChatGPT now holds 85.66% of the market, up 1.5% in a month, but still below 90% it had in April. Other countries and regions also reported growth.
In the United States, home to the largest number of active generative AI users, ChatGPT held 80.1% of the market in July, rising by a solid 2.2% month-over-month. Asia saw an even bigger gain, with ChatGPT’s share jumping from 77.6% in June to 81.1% in July.
All ChatGPT’s Competitors, Except DeepSeek, are Losing Ground
While many have questioned ChatGPT’s dominance amid rising competition, Statcounter data show OpenAI is actually growing its market share as others lose ground. While its market share jumped by nearly 3% month-over-month, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Claude have all reported losses.
Statistics show that Perplexity, the second-largest player in the AI chatbot space, held just over 8% of the market in July, significantly down from the 11% share it had a month before. Microsoft Copilot dropped by 0.24%, now holding only 4.59% of the market, while Google Gemini remained flat at 2.19%. Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, also slipped from 1.11% to 0.91%.
On the other hand, the youngest player in the industry, DeepSeek, is the only ChatGPT alternative whose market share increased in this period, rising from just over 1% share in June to 1.63% in July, and proving that the Chinese chatbot continues to eat into the market share of other players.
