DeepSeek makes history! Ranks 2nd in global AI applications, Doubao ranks 10th

At 3 a.m. today, the globally renowned investment fund and consulting company Andreessen Horowitz (abbreviated as a16z) released the 2025 Global Top 100 Generative AI Applications Ranking.

This list is divided into 50 generative AI applications (web version) and 50 generative AI (mobile version). DeepSeek ranked second in the web version, second only to ChatGPT, achieving remarkable success in less than two months.

It is worth mentioning that other well-known large models from China also made it onto the list. ByteDance's Doubao ranked 10th; Dark Side of the Moon ranked 11th; Conch Video ranked 12th; Kuaishou Keling ranked 20th, all surpassing well-known products like Sora, Midjourney, and Runway. In the mobile version, Baidu AI Search ranked 4th; Quark AI ranked 6th; Doubao ranked 7th; DeepSeek ranked 14th (its lower ranking in this version is due to being banned from download and use in many countries and regions).

DeepSeek's Remarkable Rise

After DeepSeek open-sourced its R1 model at the end of January this year, it caused a huge sensation globally, especially impacting U.S. tech stocks significantly, with its user base growing exponentially.

DeepSeek reached 1 million users in 14 days, which is slower than ChatGPT's 5 days. However, it surged to 10 million users in 20 days, which is a full twice as fast as ChatGPT's 40 days.

On the mobile side, DeepSeek's user growth was also very rapid, once ranking second in the world. According to monitoring data from Sensor Tower, the average number of sessions and usage time per user each week shows that DeepSeek users have slightly higher engagement on mobile devices compared to Perplexity and Claude.

Subsequently, due to policy reasons, it was banned from use in countries such as the United States, India, and Australia, leading to a decline in its user base. In addition to DeepSeek, China's text-to-video models, Hai Luo and Ke Ling, have also shone brightly. According to user usage data, they have all surpassed OpenAI's Sora and performed better than InVideo, Runway, and Krea. Meanwhile, Baidu's AI search has become one of the most frequently used generative AI searches globally.

ChatGPT Unmatched

ChatGPT remains the unshakable king in the field of large models, ranking first in both web and mobile.

When ChatGPT launched its research preview in November 2022, it became the fastest-growing consumer application in history, reaching 100 million users in just two months. However, its usage quickly stabilized, with almost no change in global monthly visits from March 2023 to April 2024.

Recently, however, ChatGPT's growth momentum has returned, increasing from 100 million weekly active users in November 2023 to 200 million in August 2024, taking 9 months.

Typically, the larger the scale, the more challenging the growth, but this time it achieved a user count doubling in less than 6 months. By mid-February 2025, weekly active users reached 400 million. The main reason is that OpenAI released two new multimodal models, GPT-4o and o1, which drove user growth.

Data for ChatGPT on mobile shows a more stable growth trend. Since its launch in May 2023, the number of monthly active users has steadily increased by 5% - 15% each month over the past year, thanks to web users also starting to use the application. According to Sensor Tower data, among ChatGPT's 400 million weekly active users, 175 million are now using the mobile app.

Survey Methodology

Ranking traffic basis: For web products, the ranking is primarily based on the monthly unique visits provided by SimilarWeb, filtering the top 50 generative AI applications;

For mobile applications, it is based on the monthly active user numbers reported by Sensor Tower, determining the top 50 AI-prioritized mobile applications.

About a16z

a16z is a renowned venture capital firm in the United States, focusing on investing in startups and growth companies, including software, internet, and mobile applications, currently managing over $40 billion in investment funds.

The most typical successful investment cases include global heavyweight companies such as Facebook, Airbnb, Twitter, Slack, GitHub, and Lyft. In addition to investments, a16z also provides consulting services to its portfolio companies, including technical guidance, marketing support, recruitment assistance, and business development advice.

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