The ChatGPT mobile app has crossed $3 billion in consumer spending worldwide. That means people across the world have spent more than $3 billion using the app on their phones since it first launched. This includes payments made on both Android and iPhone.
Most of this money comes from subscriptions.
The app itself is free to download, and many people use it without paying anything. But there is a paid version that gives extra features, like faster responses and access to newer tools. A lot of users decided those extras were worth paying for, and that’s where the money comes from.
What really stands out is how fast this happened. ChatGPT launched on mobile in 2023. In its first year, spending was much smaller. Then it jumped hard in 2024. And in 2025, spending grew even more. In fact, a large part of that $3 billion total came from just this year alone. That shows how quickly the app has become part of everyday life for many people.
People use ChatGPT in all kinds of everyday ways now. Students ask it to explain things when a lesson doesn’t make sense. Office workers use it to clean up emails or figure out what to do next when they’re stuck. Some people open it just to ask random questions or think out loud. At some point, it stopped feeling like a new app people were trying out and started feeling like something they just keep open on their phone.
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The app is made by OpenAI, the same company behind ChatGPT on the web. Mobile made a big difference. Having it on a phone means people can open it anytime, anywhere. That convenience helped push usage and spending higher.
It’s also worth saying that not everyone is paying. Most users are still on the free version. But
when you have millions and millions of users, even a small percentage paying every month adds up very fast.
When you compare it to other popular apps, this growth is rare. Very few apps reach billions in spending this quickly. It puts ChatGPT in the same conversation as some of the biggest consumer apps in the world.
In simple terms, the ChatGPT mobile app has gone from something people were just curious about to something many people rely on daily. And judging by how fast spending is still growing, this story is probably not done yet.
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