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This milestone marks a dramatic change in app dominance, especially among the younger Gen Z cohort—who often drive trends in both music and technology. TikTok has held the crown of most downloaded app for several years now. The short-form video format has fueled music trends, launched careers, and continues to shape global listening habits. But ChatGPT recently outpaced TikTok’s 39 million downloads last month to claim the most downloaded app title.
OpenAI rolled out several major updates in March, including a significant upgrade to image generation and improvements to AI voice features. The app’s flexibility and creative potential has resonated with Gen Z, who prioritize tools that enable rapid content creation and personalized interaction. That’s one reason TikTok sister app CapCut gained such popularity—it makes editing videos for the platform much easier.
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Both TikTok and Instagram are neck-and-neck, reflecting the latter’s efforts to woo younger audiences with short-form content. Instagram enhanced its ‘Explore’ page to more accurately feel like TikTok’s ‘For You’ page. It has also included several interactive features for Reels, including polls, questions, and group chat capabilities. While both TikTok and Instagram vie for attention from Gen Z—ChatGPT is dominating downloads with several new updates intended to make AI-guided content creation even easier for the younger generation.
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TikTok No Longer the Most Downloaded App—Dethroned By ChatGPT – Digital Music News
