Claude Passes 5 Million Monthly App Users in South Korea as Usage Surges

At a glance

Claude, the generative AI service from US company Anthropic, is growing quickly in South Korea. Monthly active users reached 5 million in October. That is more than ten times the 460,000 users recorded a year earlier.

Key points

1. 1

   Claude app users have increased every month for 14 consecutive months since September 2025.

2. 2

   In the same survey, ChatGPT ranked first with 25.51 million users.

3. 3

   Google Gemini was second with 9.14 million users, and Claude ranked third.

4. 4

   The survey estimated results using a sample of South Korean smartphone users.

Why it matters

It shows that people choosing AI chat apps are changing quickly.

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