WiseApp: In 2024, Korean users will use generative AI applications 900 million times per month, with ChatGPT leading the way

According to the latest data, South Korea's generative AI applications were used a staggering 900 million times per month in December 2024, with ChatGPT having the most users, reaching 6.82 million. Other applications such as A-dot and Rutton followed closely behind, showing the rapid popularity of generative AI.

According to a survey released by WiseApp, Retail and Goods on January 7, 2025, ChatGPT not only leads in terms of the number of users, but also its usage time has increased significantly. In December 2023, the total time spent by Korean users on generative AI applications was 110 million minutes, and by December 2024, this number surged to 900 million minutes, an increase of more than eight times. This shows that more and more users are actively participating in and using these technologies to meet their information retrieval, text and image generation, and personal assistant needs.

The survey only targeted smartphone users using Android and iOS systems in South Korea, focusing on applications that can perform information search, text and image generation, and serve as conversational AI assistants. It is worth mentioning that applications focusing on specific functions, such as photography, note-taking, and translation, were not included in this survey.

WiseApp, Retail and Goods pointed out in the report that the rapid development of generative AI services is changing the way content is consumed and produced, and is gradually penetrating into the daily lives of Korean users. This phenomenon not only reflects the advancement of science and technology, but also shows the increasing acceptance of new technologies by users.

As generative AI continues to evolve, we can foresee that in the days ahead, these applications will play a greater role in more areas and change the way we live and work.

From AIbase