According to estimates by Appfigures, the most downloaded app in March 2025 wasn't Instagram or TikTok, but ChatGPT. OpenAI's ChatGPT got 46 million downloads combined from the iOS App Store and Google Play in March 2025, about 3 million more than in February. ChatGPT got 13 million downloads on iOS App Store and 33 million downloads on Google Play. The second most downloaded app on Google Play and iOS combined was Instagram followed by TikTok in March 2025.
There was a 148% increase in ChatGPT’s downloads from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025. Among the top five most downloaded apps in March 2025, Facebook and WhatsApp were the fourth and fifth most downloaded apps on Google Play and iOS combined. It looks like these top five apps are going to remain in their position in the upcoming months. Collectively, the top ten most downloaded apps got 339 million downloads in March, which is a little higher than February 2025 but a little lower than March 2024.
When it comes to money-making category, TikTok earned $296 million in revenue after store fees from Google Play and iOS making it the top-earning app in March 2025. It rose 48% from last month and it is interesting to see, especially with how uncertain the app’s future is in the US. The second highest-earning app was YouTube ($160 million), followed by Disney+ ($132 million). Other apps in the top five highest earners in March are Tinder ($117 million) and Max (100 million).
The most interesting earnings in March 2025 were from ChatGPT which is the sixth top earning app. In February 2025, ChatGPT earned $70 million revenue and the estimates said that it will remain the same for quite some time. But it was proven wrong when ChatGPT earned almost $100 million revenue in March.
The other top-earning in the top ten are Audible, Google One, CapCut, and LinkedIn, with CapCut making a comeback in the list after December 2024. The total revenue earned by the top ten highest-earning apps in March was $1.16 billion, which is 14% higher than last month and 50% higher than March 2024.
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There was a 148% increase in ChatGPT’s downloads from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025. Among the top five most downloaded apps in March 2025, Facebook and WhatsApp were the fourth and fifth most downloaded apps on Google Play and iOS combined. It looks like these top five apps are going to remain in their position in the upcoming months. Collectively, the top ten most downloaded apps got 339 million downloads in March, which is a little higher than February 2025 but a little lower than March 2024.
When it comes to money-making category, TikTok earned $296 million in revenue after store fees from Google Play and iOS making it the top-earning app in March 2025. It rose 48% from last month and it is interesting to see, especially with how uncertain the app’s future is in the US. The second highest-earning app was YouTube ($160 million), followed by Disney+ ($132 million). Other apps in the top five highest earners in March are Tinder ($117 million) and Max (100 million).
The most interesting earnings in March 2025 were from ChatGPT which is the sixth top earning app. In February 2025, ChatGPT earned $70 million revenue and the estimates said that it will remain the same for quite some time. But it was proven wrong when ChatGPT earned almost $100 million revenue in March.
The other top-earning in the top ten are Audible, Google One, CapCut, and LinkedIn, with CapCut making a comeback in the list after December 2024. The total revenue earned by the top ten highest-earning apps in March was $1.16 billion, which is 14% higher than last month and 50% higher than March 2024.
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