ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/02/chatgpt-uninstalls-surged-by-295-after-dod-deal/

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NostraDavid@programming.dev · 2 pts · 169d

295% doesn't mean much without knowing how much the original rate was:

This data, which comes from market intelligence provider Sensor Tower, represents a sizable increase compared with ChatGPT’s typical day-over-day uninstall rate of 9%, as measured over the past 30 days.

So 9% * 295% (growth) = 26.55%.

But what is the installation rate? Did that increase/decrease/stabilize?

In addition, ChatGPT’s download growth was impacted by the news of its DoD partnership, with its U.S. downloads dropping by 13% day-over-day on Saturday, shortly after the news of its deal went public. Those downloads continued to fall on Sunday, when they were down by 5% day-over-day. (Before the partnership was announced, the app’s downloads had grown 14% day-over-day on Friday.)

Ah OK, so with the installations decreasing and the uninstallations increasing, that's quite the significant change!

JunoAroa@programming.dev · 1 pts · 169d
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