262 Closed vs. Open-Source Models – Monthly Active Users (MAUs) = Closed Models Dominating With Consumers, per YipitData Estimated Share of Global Monthly Active Users (MAUs) Across Six Leading LLMs – 4/25, per YipitData *xAI open-sourced the Grok-1 base model in March 2024, but newer versions and full chatbot features remain proprietary. Note: Data is a subset of global internet users and absolute user data will be understated; however, given that the panel is globally-representative (with limitations on China-specific data), relative comparisons / trends are informative. Desktop users only. Figures calculate the number of users on a given platform, divided by the number of users on all platforms combined. Figures are non-deduped (i.e., users using multiple platforms may be counted twice). Data measures several million global active desktop users’ clickstream data. Data consists of users’ web requests & is collected from web services / applications, such as VPNs and browser extensions. Panel is globally-representative (with limitations on China-specific data). Users must have been part of the panel for 2 consecutive months to be included. Source: YipitData (5/25) Share of Global Consumer Users, % 0% 25% 50% 75% OpenAI: ChatGPT Google: Gemini DeepSeek xAI: Grok* Perplexity Anthropic: Claude Closed Open AI Monetization Threats = Rising Competition + Open-Source Momentum + China’s Rise