Google CEO Pichai Aims for 500M Users for Gemini Chatbot by End-2025, Currently Trails ChatGPT's 300M Weekly Users

Jan 16, 2025, 10:45 AM

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., has set an ambitious target for the company's Gemini chatbot, aiming to attract 500 million users by the end of 2025, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal. While Google has not disclosed the current user count for Gemini, it is noted that ChatGPT, a competitor backed by Microsoft, reportedly has approximately 300 million weekly users. Pichai expressed confidence in Gemini's capabilities, suggesting that it has outperformed its rivals in terms of technology. However, Gemini, previously known as Bard, still lags behind ChatGPT in terms of downloads.