Apps
What people and businesses actually use. About $19B of 2025 company AI spending landed here, and industry-specific apps are valued highest.
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- Companies
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- Money flows
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General assistants
AI used across any job: chat assistants, AI search, writing and meeting notes.
the dominant assistant
About $13B revenue in 2025, against about $34B of costs (reported)
Open profileMakes Claude and Claude Code, and is strongest with businesses and software builders.
Annualised revenue run rate above $65B at the end of July 2026, reported from an investor update (Aug 2026)
Open profileMakes Gemini, the assistant built into Android, Search and Workspace.
25% of AI chip supply (Epoch AI)
Open profileAI inside Office
20M+ users (2025)
Open profileBuilds Meta AI into Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and makes the Ray-Ban glasses with EssilorLuxottica.
Sales more than tripled (H1 2025)
Open profileFrench lab with open and paid models, chosen by European firms that want data kept in Europe.
About $14B valuation (Sep 2025)
Open profileAI search
More than $750M annualised, up from under $250M at the start of 2026 (press reports, Aug 2026)
Open profileBuilds the Grok assistant, offered through X and its own app and API.
About $500M annualised run rate in 2026 (reported)
Open profilemeeting notes
About $100M a year (2025)
Open profileBuilds Apple Intelligence into iPhone, Mac and iPad, and uses partner models for harder tasks.
Open profileWriting checker and AI writing assistant, now sold under the Superhuman umbrella.
Open profileWorkspace app for notes, wikis and projects, with AI writing and search added.
Open profileQ&A site that runs Poe, an app for chatting with many AI models in one place.
Open profileAI search and chat app for research and work, sold to individuals and firms.
Open profileVideo calls with an AI companion that writes meeting summaries and answers questions about past calls.
Open profileIndustry-specific apps
AI built for one industry or job: law, health, finance, customer support and voice.
CRM company selling Agentforce, AI agents built into its customer software.
Agentforce ARR about $800M in the quarter to Jan 2026, up 169% year on year (company, Q4 FY26)
Open profilevoice AI
About $500M ARR (Apr 2026, Sacra estimate)
Open profiledoctors' notes
Contracted ARR of $117M was reported for early 2025, the last figure found
Open profilecustomer support agents
Passed $100M annualised (reported Aug 2026, citing Newcomer)
Open profilelegal AI
About $300M ARR (Sacra estimate, May 2026). One blog reports $400M, not confirmed
Open profileAI platform for law firms that drafts, reviews and researches contracts, with more than 1,000 customers in 50 markets.
Passed $100M ARR (Apr 2026, company reported)
Open profileFree clinical search tool for doctors that answers medical questions with cited sources.
About $300M annualised by mid-2026 (reported). Sacra estimated $150M for 2025
Open profileAI for investment bankers and private equity analysts, built for research and deal work.
Over $50M annual recurring revenue (reported)
Open profilecustomer support agents
About $200M annualised (May 2026, company reported)
Open profileAmbient AI that writes clinical notes and coding for doctor groups and health systems.
Open profileAI for personal injury law firms, building case valuations and demand letters.
Over $2B (Series E, $150M, led by Bessemer)
Open profileAI search and analysis for banks and investment firms, reading filings and documents at scale.
About $700M (reported, one tracker dated June 2026, date unconfirmed)
Open profileAI agents that phone patients for check-ins and follow-ups, sold to health systems and insurers.
About $3.5B (Series C, $126M, Nov 2025)
Open profileLegal, tax and news publisher whose CoCounsel AI is sold to law firms and accountants.
Open profileEnterprise AI writing platform for marketing and corporate content, with its own model stack.
Open profileConsumer AI and devices
AI assistants, companions, creative apps and gadgets sold to individuals.
consumer subscriptions
About $13B revenue in 2025, against about $34B of costs (reported)
Open profilePuts Gemini into Android phones, Search and Gmail, and sells paid AI plans.
25% of AI chip supply (Epoch AI)
Open profilethe best-selling AI wearable
Sales more than tripled (H1 2025)
Open profileVoice app for making audiobooks, dubbing and voice clips, and an API for developers.
About $500M ARR (Apr 2026, Sacra estimate)
Open profileAI search app with cited answers, sold free and through a paid plan to individuals.
More than $750M annualised, up from under $250M at the start of 2026 (press reports, Aug 2026)
Open profileDesign app used by millions for slides, posters and social posts, with AI built in.
About $4B annual recurring revenue at the end of 2025 (company)
Open profilecompanion chat
About $30M annualised (Jul 2025, Sacra estimate)
Open profileMakes slides, pages and websites from a prompt, sold on a free and paid plan.
Passed $100M ARR (company, late 2025). Sacra estimate $102M in Oct 2025
Open profileAI image generator used by artists and designers, sold by subscription.
About $500M in 2025 (Latka estimate)
Open profileAI video tools for filmmakers, studios and ad makers.
About $300M (Multiples.vc record)
Open profileAI music
About $300M ARR per the CEO (Feb 2026). Not audited
Open profileGerman maker of the FLUX image models, sold through an API and used inside other apps.
$3.25B (Dec 2025, after a $300M Series B)
Open profileOwns TikTok and CapCut, which now adds AI video and editing tools for everyday users.
Open profileAI video app for making short clips from text or an image.
Open profileAI music generator and a rival to Suno, used to make songs from prompts.
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