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ChatGPT overtakes TikTok as #1 free app

OpenAI's ChatGPT ranked #1 free iOS and Android app globally in March 2026, dethroning TikTok (43.1M) and Instagram (41.8M). Generative AI apps reset consumer adoption speed records.

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