{"id":223,"date":"2026-06-04T08:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidashxp.com\/chatgpt-1-billion-mau-anthropic-ipo-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:06:13","slug":"chatgpt-1-billion-mau-anthropic-ipo-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidashxp.com\/en\/chatgpt-1-billion-mau-anthropic-ipo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT breaks through 1 billion monthly active users, Anthropic applies for listing: The era of AI super applications is coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, the AI \u200b\u200bindustry ushered in two milestone events:<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>Monthly active users exceed 1 billion<\/strong>, becoming the fastest app in history to reach this number; and its biggest competitor<strong>Anthropic officially files IPO application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)<\/strong>, with a valuation of up to US$965 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>: 1 billion users in three years, the fastest in history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the latest data from market intelligence company Sensor Tower, OpenAI\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>Official breakthrough in May 2026<strong>1 billion global monthly active users<\/strong>(MAU).<strong>TikTok has been used for about 5 years, Instagram has been used for nearly 8 years, YouTube has been used for about 9 years, and<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>Only took about 3 years<\/strong>\u2014\u2014It refreshed the growth records of all these national-level applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is more noteworthy is that<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>growth has not slowed down.<strong>The year-on-year growth rate is still as high as 62%<\/strong>\u2014\u2014For a product with a user base of 1 billion, this is amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claude<\/a>Catching up: Growth is faster, but the base is still far behind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>Not without opponents.<a href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claude<\/a>are catching up at an alarming rate.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claude<\/a>Has 56 million global monthly active users<\/strong>, although only<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>one-twentieth of, but its<strong>The year-on-year growth rate is as high as 640%<\/strong>--yes<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>More than 10 times the growth rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An interesting stat: those who installed both<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claude<\/a>of US users, one month later<strong>use<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>The time was reduced by an average of 5%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthropic rushes to IPO: confidence in US$965 billion valuation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 1, Anthropic filed with the SEC<strong>Confidential IPO Application<\/strong>.<strong>$965 billion<\/strong>\u2014\u2014Exceeded OpenAI\u2019s valuation of US$852 billion and became the world\u2019s most valuable unlisted company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This wave of AI companies going public is more intense than imagined.<strong>Three trillion-dollar IPOs<\/strong>\u2014\u2014This is unprecedented in any industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does it mean for the average user?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Chinese users, although<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claude<\/a>All require special methods to access, but the dividends of this wave of AI competition have been transmitted through domestic products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rapid iteration of model capabilities<\/strong>\uff1aGPT-5\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Claude<\/a> 4 and other next-generation models will arrive sooner<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prices keep falling<\/strong>: API call costs have dropped by more than 90% in the past year<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product experience upgrade<\/strong>: Multi-modal, Agent, code execution and other functions become standard<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domestic substitution accelerates<\/strong>: Competitive pressure forces domestic manufacturers to improve product capabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">whether you use<a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>, AI is becoming like a search engine<strong>digital infrastructure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summarize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>\u2019s 1 billion monthly active users and Anthropic\u2019s IPO application jointly announced the \u201crite of passage\u201d of the AI \u200b\u200bindustry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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