ChatGPT’s smartphone app in South Korea grew 196.6% in 2025, becoming the most used app with 16.7 million average monthly users.
SEOUL: ChatGPT recorded the largest increase in smartphone app users in South Korea this year.
The generative AI platform saw its user base grow 196.6% in November compared to January, according to a survey by industry tracker Wiseapp Retail.
The survey sampled 4 million smartphone users in the country.
Daiso Mall’s online platform ranked second with a 31.9% growth rate.
Beauty retailer Olive Young followed with 30.8%, and asset-management app Monino recorded 28.1%.
ChatGPT was also the most-used smartphone app during the period.
It logged a monthly average of 16.7 million users from January to November.
Kakao Pay followed with 9.1 million average users, and Olive Young had 8.6 million. – Bernama-Yonhap
