Zeta AI Reached a New Weekly High of $2M, Surpassing Perplexity

Released back in 2022, Zeta AI has entered a phase of explosive growth from December 2025. In May 2026, it had already become the 5th highest-grossing AI chatbot app, and over the past few weeks it has even surpassed Perplexity in weekly IAP revenue.

The app is built around interactive stories and romance. Users chat with AI characters, shape the course of each relationship, create their own characters, and explore community-created worlds 💌

Looking at its oldest and most well-known competitor, Replika, we can see a very different trajectory. Over the past year, the app has faced a significant downturn, declining to $232k in monthly revenue compared to its peak of $3M in December 2022.

However, for other players in the segment, including Zeta AI, recent months have become a period of active growth. Several apps reached their all-time monthly IAP revenue highs this June: Zeta AI hit $6.8M, Chai: Chat AI Platform reached $3.3M, PolyBuzz $3.2M, and Character AI $933k!

As AI chatbots become an increasingly common part of everyday life, they are raising the ceiling for the AI companion market. Thus, the numbers we see today might only be the beginning 🌱

Learn more about Zeta AI on its AppMagic public page.