Korea emerges as Google Gemini’s second-largest revenue market

Google’s Gemini is rapidly gaining traction in Korea, which has become the second-largest paid subscription market for the generative artificial intelligence (AI) service. Korea generated 11.4 percent of Gemini’s global cumulative revenue on Apple's App Store — about $21 million — ranking second only to the United States at 23.7 percent, according to digital analytics firm Sensor Tower, Sunday. While Korea ranked only 17th in downloads, its revenue per download was the highest among major markets, underscoring the strong profitability. This growth trend has accelerated with the launch of Gemini 3 in November last year. The latest version enhanced reasoning ability, multimodal understanding and overall usability, allowing users to leverage the tool for research, writing and problem-solving without needing complex prompts. The user base has expanded sharply since the release of Gemini 3. Compared with levels before the version’s launch in November, daily active users (DAUs) in Korea have surged by 103.7 percent in recent days, the highest growth rate among major markets. In KoreaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times