India, Sept. 15 -- Google's Gemini app has dethroned OpenAI's ChatGPT to become the most popular free app in both Apple's App Store and Google Play Store. The surge in downloads and popularity followed after Google rolled out the popular Nano Banana AI image editing feature that creates 3D-style portraits. The feature also became a popular trend across social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

According to reports, between August 26 to September 9, the Google Gemini app has gained over 23 million new users. In addition, the Nano Banana feature was used to create over 500 million images during the period, which is a huge number.

As per recent findings, the Google Gemini app has been ranked the top free app in ...