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Claude reaches 5 million monthly users in South Korea
Anthropic’s Claude reached 5 million monthly users in South Korea in October, according to an estimate based on smartphone app use.
That was more than 10 times its 460,000 users in the same month a year earlier.
Claude ranked third among generative AI apps, behind Google’s Gemini, with 9.14 million users, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, with 25.51 million.
Claude’s user count rose every month for 14 months, from September last year through October this year.
The figures show rapid growth, but not paid subscriptions or revenue, and they cannot be added together to measure total market size because people may use several apps.
Anthropic is pursuing a Nasdaq listing after filing a registration statement with US regulators in October.
The planned share count and offering price have not been set.
Claude reached an estimated 5 million monthly active users on mobile apps in South Korea in October 2026, a record.
Its user count was more than 10 times higher than in October 2025, when it was estimated at 460,000.
Claude ranked third among generative AI apps in South Korea, behind ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
ChatGPT had 25.51 million monthly users and Gemini had 9.14 million.
The figures were estimated from a sample survey of Android and iOS smartphone users and do not show total market size or market share.
- Who
- Claude, the generative AI service developed by Anthropic.
- What
- Its estimated monthly active users on mobile apps in South Korea reached 5 million, a record.
- When
- October 2026; the figures were reported on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Claude had an estimated 460,000 monthly users in South Korea.
Claude’s monthly user count was 520,000.
Claude had an estimated 4.04 million monthly users.
Claude reached an estimated 5 million monthly users.
Anthropic filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as it pursued a Nasdaq listing.
- Claude users
- 5 million estimated monthly active users in October 2026
- Year-on-year increase
- More than 10 times, from 460,000 in October 2025
- Ranking
- Third among generative AI apps in South Korea
- ChatGPT users
- 25.51 million in October 2026
- Google Gemini users
- 9.14 million in October 2026
- Survey basis
- Sample of Android and iOS smartphone users in South Korea