According to AlphaMoat, in 2026-09 the AI app Perplexity saw 1,781,949 downloads over the last 30 days (-91.8% MoM), with about $7.8M in app-store in-app purchase revenue — ranked #62 of 2,140 AI apps, and #23 of 293 in General AI; its top market is United States (17.1% of downloads).
What is Perplexity
An AI search tool for knowledge queries and deep exploration that provides timely answers with source citations and lets you expand understanding of a topic through continuous follow-up questions.
- 01Use Pro Search for guided retrieval
- 02conduct in-depth research on questions through Deep Research
- 03ask follow-up questions within the same thread
- 04draft emails and help arrange appointments or bookings
- 05get answers by voice or text
- 06view the cited sources for each answer
- 07organize personal findings in a library
- 08browse community-shared content
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Data month: 2026-09 · Downloads and in-app purchase revenue are third-party estimates (trailing 30-day window), aggregated monthly. Revenue covers App Store and Google Play in-app purchases (including subscriptions) only — excluding Android app stores in mainland China and other payment channels such as web subscriptions. See methodology.