Most Popular AI Apps (2022–2026)—[Part 1] From 2022 to 2026, AI apps became one of the fastest-growing technologies in the world. The launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 started the global AI boom, gaining millions of users in just months. Soon after, apps like Google Gemini, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Midjourney, and Perplexity became widely used for writing, coding, studying, searching, and creating images or videos. By 2026, AI apps had hundreds of millions of users and became part of everyday lif