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Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users

Google also shared numbers of how people are actually using the chatbot, with 63% of Gemini users talking directly to the assistant using the voice feature. Plus, Gemini now generates more than 150 million images every day, according to Google.

TechCrunch AI· Lauren Forristal·Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM UTC

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