The Top 100 Most Used AI Apps in 2025

What are real consumers actually doing with AI today?

In this episode, a16z consumer investors Olivia Moore and Justine Moore break down the fifth edition of our Consumer AI 100, a biannual ranking of the most used AI-native web and mobile products across the globe.

Timecodes:

0:00 Introduction

1:45 New Companies & Trends

3:32 Companionship & Creative Tools

4:20 Big Tech on the List: Google’s Impact

6:24 Chinese AI Companies & Global Trends

10:19 Vibecoding: A New Trend

13:40 AI All-Stars: Consistent Top Performers

15:30 Network Effects & Product Experience

17:20 Enterprise Adoption & Prosumer Growth

19:40 Biggest Takeaways

21:09 Grok's debut

22:56 Future predictions

25:14 Closing & Audience Engagement

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