# Character.AI mobile app

> Sensor Tower estimated a record 22 million monthly active users for the chatbot app.

- Owner: Character.AI
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2023-05-23
- Peak date: Aug 2024
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 45 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Shareable output, Controversy, Pairing

## Summary

Character.AI released its mobile app in May 2023 and claimed over 1.7 million installs within a week. Tutorials and memes circulated. Later advertising joined adoption; Sensor Tower estimated record app MAU in August 2024.

## Timeline

- 2023-05-23 — Character.AI (App stores) — Character.AI released its mobile app on iOS and Android.
- 2023-05-24 — General-05 (Reddit) — A Reddit user asked others how the newly released mobile app worked for them.
- Week of May 27, 2023 — Android users (App stores) — The app ranked No. 4 overall on US iOS in its first two days and No. 5 on US Android on May 27.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/character-ai-mobile-app

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Character.AI mobile app.” Case HIS-00084. Spread Score v1.2: 45/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00084