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December 11, 2025 – Apple just released the official 2025 US App Store charts. For the first time ever, ChatGPT is the #1 most downloaded free iPhone app in America — beating TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Threads rockets to #2, and Gemini makes the top 10. Here are the full rankings and what they tell us about 2026.

Top 20 Free iPhone Apps – United States 2025

RankAppDeveloper
1ChatGPTOpenAI
2ThreadsMeta
3TikTokByteDance
4InstagramMeta
5YouTubeGoogle
6WhatsAppMeta
7GmailGoogle
8Cash AppBlock
9SnapchatSnap
10Google GeminiGoogle
11FacebookMeta
12TemuPDD Holdings
13CapCutByteDance
14Google MapsGoogle
15Amazon ShoppingAmazon
RankAppPrice
1Shadowrocket$2.99
2Procreate Pocket$5.99
3HotSchedules$2.99
4Stardew Valley$4.99
5Geometry Dash$1.99

Top Free & Paid Games 2025

Free games: Roblox, Monopoly GO!, Block Blast! dominate.
Paid games: Minecraft #1 for the 12th year running.

  • AI apps now own the top 10 – ChatGPT + Gemini combined >1B downloads
  • Meta owns 4 of top 11 free apps (Threads surge is real)
  • Shopping apps (Temu, Amazon) stronger than ever
  • Traditional giants (Facebook, Messenger) sliding out of top 10
2025 is the year AI officially became everyone’s #1 app. 2026 will be about which AI keeps the crown.

Data Sources & Methodology (as of Dec 11, 2025):

  • Apple App Store Official Charts – United States 2025
  • 9to5Mac, MacRumors, The Verge – December 10-11 coverage
  • Sensor Tower & data.ai preliminary estimates