Request the application “friend” outside the larger name, just like ChatGPT and GROT, grow. From the application of active 337 available across the world, 128 released in 202 to now, according to new data provided to TechCrigun by app intelligence app AppfigureSee rankings-. SubSection Market AI on your phone now has returned $ 82 million in the second half and they are tracking over $ 120 million per year, the company analysis shows.

Not like general-purposes, application AI Companion Acy Companion Acy Companion AI using users to chat with special characters, including friends, Fantasy characters, and more. Appfigures determines the same market segments in the same way, represent a collection application as a user can interact with the premaga or user synthetic character means to its real personality.
The popular applications in this place include replica, character.ai, polybuzz, chai, and more.
As July 2025 app, AI Companion on the Apple App Store and Google Play has downloaded 220 million global times. During the first half of 2025, download up 88% a year-more than a year, press 60 million.

Appfigure underestimate the number and found, on July 2025, Ai Companion has drive $ 221 million in the consumer shopping around the world. So far, this application has returned 64% profits more than the same time in 2024.
Top 10% of all the AII’s application of the Alii Histion returns 89% of the income in the category, said data. In addition, approximately 10% (or 33) the app has exceeded $ 1 million during the consumer spent.

Revenue every download is also $ 0.56 from $ 0.52 in 2024 to $ 1.18 for categories up to 2025.
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When the AI Companion app dedicated, a larger company like Xai also went to the market. In July, AI Grok launch AI as a setup, includes an anime girl and GuyAlso a snatky 3D Fox.
Meanwhile, the new update of chatgpt new Gpt-5 were reached the fact that many users were in the labor of the occupation with the old model, as they weep the same disadvantages of your friends come depending onSee rankings-.
To solve this and more worry about GPT-5 performance, Opening CEO Sam Altman brings a 4o model for that time.

Google last year examined to market, as well Rent a character.ai on founder, Noam ShazeerSee rankings-. Character.ai app alive and still have tens of millions user active per month.
According to the Appfigure data, the most popular hancion application is that the person who is used by someone who finds a AI girlfriend. From the current application, 17% have the app name that includes the word “girlfriend,” compared to 4% that says “girlfriend” or “Fantasy.” Terms like anime, soul, and lover, among others, less than mentioned.

The firm note is the possibility of otheri Hachion applications that are launched in the App Store from the app from 2022, but later omitted after obtaining traction about the income or download. That cannot be used in analysis.