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Gemini reaches 1B users, fastest in Google history

Ars Technica •
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Google has been all-in with Gemini for the last several years, and despite some animosity online, the bet is paying off. CEO Sundar Pichai announced today that Gemini has reached 1 billion monthly active users (MAUs), an important milestone. While 13 other Google products have managed that feat, Gemini has done it faster than any other.

Gemini has wormed its way into virtually every Google product and service, but the 1 billion-user metric counts only people opening the Gemini app or web interface to enter a prompt or access Gemini Live. Josh Woodward, Google’s VP overseeing Gemini, expanded on Pichai’s announcement. Apparently, 63 percent of Gemini’s active users are using voice input, and an increasing number are “voice-only.” Of people who use Gemini Live, 20 percent share their camera feeds and screens with the robot.

Woodward also noted that 38 percent of school-related requests include an attachment, so Google is working on new study tools. On image generation, users make 150 million images every day – likely memes and jokes as well as marketing materials – all watermarked with Synth ID.