Only 7 AI products rank top on web, mobile and revenue — Perplexity is one, a16z Top 50 shows
ChrisUniverse · x · 2026-11-07
ChrisUniverse cites a16z's Top 50 consumer AI app charts to defend Perplexity: #9 by monthly revenue, #12 by unique monthly web visits, #25 by mobile MAU — only 7 AI products make the top group on all three. Chart highlights: revenue top 3 are OpenAI, Anthropic, Canva (Perplexity #9, ElevenLabs #10, Midjourney #11); web visits top 3 are ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, with DeepSeek #5, Doubao #10, Kimi #21, Qwen #24; mobile MAU top 3 are ChatGPT, CapCut, Gemini, with Doubao #7, Meituan #11, Claude #12. The quoted author clarifies his original point was about positioning for enterprise agent adoption, not product quality.
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