ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, has been identified as the fastest-growing mobile app in the first half of 2026.
On July 14, WiseApp and Retail released a report analyzing real-time app and payment data, revealing that ChatGPT saw an average monthly user increase of 9.86 million compared to the same period last year, making it the most rapidly growing mobile app from January to June 2026.
Following ChatGPT, the apps with significant user growth included Setlog with 7.33 million, Google Gemini with 6.81 million, Digital Onnuri with 3.63 million, Naver Plus Store with 3.59 million, Google with 3.47 million, Block Blast with 2.75 million, KakaoPay with 2.49 million, Spotify with 2.22 million, Monimo with 1.94 million, TikTok with 1.91 million, TikTok Lite with 1.85 million, Coupang Eats with 1.81 million, Google Chrome with 1.55 million, and Daiso Mall with 1.51 million.
Among these, Google had the highest average monthly user count in the first half of 2026, reaching 46.95 million. It was followed by Google Chrome with 43.03 million, ChatGPT with 23.24 million, Coupang Eats with 12.84 million, KakaoPay with 11.05 million, TikTok with 9.49 million, Naver Plus Store with 8.07 million, Google Gemini with 7.79 million, Monimo with 7.51 million, Setlog with 7.33 million, TikTok Lite with 6.29 million, Spotify with 5.59 million, Digital Onnuri with 5.54 million, Block Blast with 5.41 million, and Daiso Mall with 5.28 million.
Meanwhile, ChatGPT is establishing itself as a daily platform. According to the mobile index from IGAWorks, ChatGPT recorded a cumulative new installation count of 5.34 million in the first half of the year. The average monthly active user count (MAU) for the first half was 15.44 million, with a growth rate of 16.4% from January to June.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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