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Google Pokes a Banana-Shaped Hole in Musk’s App Store Bias Claim

Google's Gemini app added the Nano Banana editor, attracting 13 million new users and exceeding ChatGPT's popularity on Apple's App Store, with 450 million monthly active users reported.

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A few weeks ago, a frustrated Elon Musk said no app other than ChatGPT could top the App Store. This week, Google Gemini did just that.

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Google pokes a banana-shaped hole in Musk’s App Store bias claim

A few weeks ago, a frustrated Elon Musk said no app other than ChatGPT could top the App Store. This week, Google Gemini did just that.

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This is bananas! Google Gemini has booted ChatGPT from the top of the iOS App Store

A surge of interest in Google Gemini’s popular “Veo3” video generator and “Nano Banana” image generator has rocketed the app to the top of the iOS store, dethroning ChatGPT from its long-standing perch...

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Google's Gemini tops Apple's App Store, snagging lead spot from ChatGPT

Google appears to be gaining traction in the consumer AI market, as its Gemini app has taken the top spot in Apple's App Store from ChatGPT.

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Gemini tops the App Store thanks to new AI image model, Nano Banana

Though the month is only half over, Gemini's app has already gained 12.6 million downloads in September, up from 8.7 million in August.

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Google Has Surpassed Openai in Popularity Among Ai Users Thanks to the Breakthrough Success of Gemini.

Google's Gemini app has topped the free app rankings in the Apple App Store, surpassing ChatGPT, which set the trend in generative AI almost three years ago. This success was made possible by recent improvements to the Gemini model. In August, Google introduced an updated version of the model, called Flash Image 2.5. The new release features the Nano Banana image editing tool,... The post "Google Overtakes OpenAI in Popularity Among AI Users Tha…

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Why the Gemini Nano Banana App Became so Popular in 2025, What It Was Created for, Its Advantages

The most popular free app of 2025 in the App Store and Google Play Store is Gemini Nano Banana: why users love it so much

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