{
 "title": "AI Breakout: April 2026",
 "index": "AI Breakout",
 "published": "2026-04-03",
 "updated": "2026-10-07",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-april-2026",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by usage among AI apps. Rank change compares with the previous published edition.",
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   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Claude AI",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://claude.ai",
   "rank_change": 1,
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   "soc2_claimed": true,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "ChatGPT",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://chatgpt.com",
   "rank_change": -1,
   "shadow_it_index": 30,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "Google Gemini",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://gemini.google.com",
   "rank_change": 11,
   "shadow_it_index": 46,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "Cursor AI",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.cursor.com",
   "rank_change": -1,
   "shadow_it_index": 25,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "OpenAI",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://platform.openai.com",
   "rank_change": -1,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "Grammarly",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI content and media",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.grammarly.com",
   "rank_change": -1,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
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   "rank": 7,
   "app": "ChatOn",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://chaton.ai",
   "rank_change": 21,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "Zapier",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.zapier.com",
   "rank_change": 0,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
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   "rank": 9,
   "app": "Gong",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.gong.io",
   "rank_change": -3,
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  },
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   "rank": 10,
   "app": "Claude Developer",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://platform.claude.com",
   "rank_change": 1,
   "shadow_it_index": 41,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 11,
   "app": "NotebookLM",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://notebooklm.google",
   "rank_change": -4,
   "shadow_it_index": 39,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
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   "rank": 12,
   "app": "Google Antigravity",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
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   "rank_change": -3,
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   "app": "Granola",
   "category": "Productivity",
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   "website": "https://www.granola.ai",
   "rank_change": -1,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
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   "rank": 15,
   "app": "Gemini Code Assist",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
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   "rank_change": -3,
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   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
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   "website": "https://www.perplexity.ai",
   "rank_change": 1,
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   "app": "OpenAI Codex",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
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   "website": "https://openai.com/codex/",
   "rank_change": -7,
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   "app": "Google AI Studio",
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   "website": "https://elevenlabs.io",
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   "theme": "AI agents",
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   "website": "https://www.n8n.io",
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   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
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   "website": "https://base44.com",
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   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
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   "website": "https://grok.com",
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
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   "rank": 23,
   "app": "Read AI",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.read.ai",
   "rank_change": 2,
   "shadow_it_index": 57,
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  },
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   "rank": 24,
   "app": "ClickUp",
   "category": "Project Management",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
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   "website": "https://clickup.com",
   "rank_change": 2,
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   "rank": 25,
   "app": "ollama",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
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   "website": "https://ollama.com",
   "rank_change": -5,
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   "rank": 26,
   "app": "Fireflies.ai",
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   "website": "https://fireflies.ai",
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   "rank": 27,
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   "category": "Productivity",
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   "website": "https://manus.im",
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   "rank": 28,
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   "theme": "AI assistants",
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   "website": "https://chatlyai.app",
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