What is Character.AI? Top Stats and Usage Behind the Phenomenon

Character.AI (c.ai) is a turning point in the way we interact with artificial intelligence. With over 20 million active members over the world and more than 18 million original chatbots created by users, it’s hard to miss this unique platform where you can interact with anyone you ever wished. From literary and historically accurate figures to anime, tv shows and video game characters, Character.AI lets users easily create AI-powered chatbots that talk, think and feel like actual humans. In fact, its uniqueness made Character.AI surpass other popular platforms such as ChatGPT in user engagement time, hitting an average of 45 minutes per session versus 7 in OpenAI’s generative AI.

With a seemingly endless potential and a current $2.5 billion valuation, Character.AI is set to change how we interact with artificial intelligence. But what makes this platform so special? In today’s article we’ll delve into Character.AI’s key statistics, growth, revenue and trends to know more about this unique AI experience.

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Character.AI Top Stats

• In 2024, CharacterAI registered over 20 million active monthly users.
• Over 200 million people visit the platform every month.
• The app has reached over 5 million downloads worldwide.
• On average, every user spends 2 hours per day in Character.AI.
• In 2023, the platform generated $15.2 million in revenue and it is expected to reach $16.7 in 2024.
• Users have created over 18 million chatbots since the platform release.
• Social media, especially platforms like YouTube and Reddit, have generated an exponential growth in user engagement.

How Many Users Has Character.AI in 2024?

Character.AI registered over 20 million users around the globe as of the beginning of 2024. However, there’s no official update on the exact number of users. Through the data shared by Similarweb and a recent interview with Noam Shazeer, CEO of Character.AI, we can draw a timeline of users visiting the platform.

In Q3 2024, more than 200 million people around the world visited Character.AI on a monthly basis. If we break down this data, the platform received 211.3 million visitors in June, 215.2 million in July and 200.8 in August of the same year. 

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C.AI Users By Country

The popularity of Character.AI, having millions of users distributed all over the word. According to the data acquired in Semrush, the top 5 countries using Character.AI, along with their traffic percentage are the United States (25.32%), the Philippines (7.60%), United Kingdom (4.64%), Indonesia (5.19%) and Brazil (4.52%).

Here’s a detailed breakdown of the results:

• US: 25.32%- 5.06 million active users
• Philippines: 7.60%- 1.52 million active users
• Brazil: 4.52%- 0.90 million active users
• United Kingdom: 4.64%- 0.93 million active users
• Indonesia: 5.19%- 1.04 million active users
• Other regions: 51.49%- 10.30 million active users

It is also interesting to point out that the Character.AI app has 5 million active users every month in the US. Comparatively, the ChatGPT app has 6 million monthly active users, proving the popularity of the platform.

C.AI Users By Gender

There is a very little gender difference ratio in Character.AI users, with 50.28% of users being male and 49.72% being female. Overall, these numbers show how the generative AI platform is popular with a diverse audience across both genders.

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Character.AI Users By Age Group

As a platform to create personalized AI’s and overall have all kinds of leisure chats, it’s no surprise Character.AI is very popular with the younger audience. More than half of Character.AI users fall under the age group of 18 to 24, closely followed by 25-34 year-olds. The third leading age group are 35 to 44 year-olds, with 12.29% of the share.

Here’s the complete breakdown of Character.AI users by age.

• 18 to 24 years: 53.29%
• 25 to 34 years: 24.26%
• 35 to 44 years: 12.29%
• 45 to 54 years: 5.18%
• 55 to 64 years: 2.87%
• 65 years or more: 2.12%

How Much Time Does People Spend On Character.AI?

On average, Character.AI users spend two hours every day interacting with its chatbots. These interactions are normally split in sessions of 12 minutes and 33 seconds each, checking an average of 8.18 pages on the platform.

When compared to other known AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Character.AI stands out by its user engagement time:

• Character.AI: ~120 minutes
• ChatGPT: ~7 minutes
• Google Bard: ~5 minutes
• Poe AI: ~6 minutes
• Jasper AI: ~3.5 minutes
• Writesonic AI: ~4.2 minutes

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Character.AI Revenue

Character.AI showed a very successful performance reaching a revenue of $15.2 million during 2023. It is estimated that in 2024, the numbers will grow to $16.7 million, with a revenue per employee of $140.000. These figures highlight the startup’s successful business model as well as its appeal in the market.

It is also noteworthy that in August 2024, the Character.AI mobile app revenue reached $400K, $300K of it generated from the iOS app and $100K from the Android one. These numbers show the app’s strong performance and success in both mobile operating systems.

C.AI Valuation and Funding

Google has entered a non-exclusive licensing deal with Character.AI co-founders (Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas), as well as its investors, valuing the company at approximately $2.5 billion. This has been a notable increase in the startup’s value, which was $1 billion during its funding round in March 2023.

Since its launch, Character.AI has received $193 million in funding through two funding rounds and notable investors such as a16z, A.Capital Ventures, SV Angel, Nat Friedman and Elad Gil.

Character.AI Traffic

The latest data show us that Character.AI has had an average of 6.47 million daily visitors. This reflects the platform’s popularity and how engaged users are with its chatbots. If we look in detail, 64.62%  of its overall traffic was direct, while organic search contributed 26.01%.

• Direct Traffic: 64.62%
• Referrals: 1.34%
• Organic search: 26.01%
• Paid search: 0.75%
• Social Media: 7.25%
• eMails: 0.01%
• Display: 0.03%

Social media also played an important part in driving traffic to the site, with YouTube being the main source of visitors with a 63.65%.

• YouTube: 63.65%
• Discord: 5.96%
• Reddit: 4.84%
• VKontakte: 4.66%
• Facebook: 4.14%
• Others: 16.75%

C.AI App Downloads

While being completely usable from its main site, c.ai released an app for both Android and iOS in November 2022. The application was quickly welcomed by users, receiving millions of downloads in a record time. In fact, the Character.AI app achieves an average of 4.9 million downloads every month from Google Play and ranks 20th in the entertainment category on the Apple’s App Store.

Here’s a breakdown of the number of times the c.ai app has been downloaded on the Android Google Play Store in the past months:

• March 2024: 3.2 million
• April 2024: 3.4 million
• May 2024: 3.7 million
• June 2024: 5.6 million
• July 2024: 7.8 million
• August 2024: 7.9 million

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Character.AI Device Usage

Character.AI (c.ai) is available both through the desktop and a mobile app. According to recent data, 72.56% of users prefer accessing the AI chatbot through the mobile app, while 27.44% access the platform through its online site.

C.AI Reddit Usage

Character.AI has an ever growing community in Reddit, reaching 1.6 million members on the social platform. Most of its users share screenshots of their chats, memes, or discuss several topics while the server is being down.

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Conclusion: Character.AI Is Bound to Success

Character.AI is currently one of the most popular and fastest growing chatbots in the market. With an estimated annual revenue of around $16.7 million in 2024, it is expected that in the following months the platform will see new features that will not just make loyal users stay on the platform, but attract new ones to its lists. Showing an exponential growth since its launch, strong engagement by its users and an ever growing financial performance, Character.AI is surely a platform positioned for success.