# AI Breakout: June 2026

Published June 3, 2026 by Torii Research (Torii). Updated October 8, 2026. Canonical URL: https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-june-2026

The top five AI apps hold their places in June, with Claude AI still first.

## What the data says

Claude AI (89% adoption), ChatGPT (85% adoption), and Google Gemini (66% adoption) keep the top three spots.

Grok is the biggest climber, up 7 places to #22. Warp.dev climbs 5 places to #25.

Microsoft Copilot is down 3 places to #13 after its jump in May. Google AI Studio is down 5 places to #28.

This edition covers May 2026 usage data.

## At a glance

- Top 3: Claude AI (#1), ChatGPT (#2), Google Gemini (#3).
- Biggest climbers: Grok, up 7 to #22; Warp.dev, up 5 to #25; Read AI, up 4 to #18.
- Biggest drops: Google AI Studio, down 5 to #28; ClickUp, down 5 to #30; Microsoft Copilot, down 3 to #13.

## What kinds of apps

AI-native apps: 87% (26 of the 30 apps). Share of this edition's apps by theme (one theme per app; definitions at https://www.toriihq.com/research/themes):

- AI assistants: 30% (9 apps: Claude AI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, NotebookLM, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity AI, Grok, Anthropic)
- AI coding and building: 30% (9 apps: Cursor AI, Claude Developer, Google Antigravity, Gemini Code Assist, OpenAI Codex, ollama, Warp.dev, Base44, Google AI Studio)
- AI content and media: 13% (4 apps: Grammarly, ElevenLabs, Gamma App, Mureka)
- AI notes and voice: 10% (3 apps: Granola, Read AI, Fireflies.ai)
- Sales, marketing, and CX: 7% (2 apps: Gong, Apollo)
- AI agents: 3% (1 app: n8n)
- Work suites and collaboration: 3% (1 app: ClickUp)
- Ops, HR, and finance: 3% (1 app: Zapier)

## Rankings

Ranked by usage among AI apps. Rank change compares with the previous published edition.

| Rank | App | Category | Theme | AI-native | Rank change | Shadow IT index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude AI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 43 |
| 2 | ChatGPT | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 38 |
| 3 | Google Gemini | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 63 |
| 4 | OpenAI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | Same | 43 |
| 5 | Cursor AI | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | Same | 41 |
| 6 | Gong | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | +1 | 49 |
| 7 | Grammarly | Productivity | AI content and media | Yes | -1 | 48 |
| 8 | Claude Developer | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +1 | 58 |
| 9 | Zapier | IT & Security | Ops, HR, and finance | No | -1 | 44 |
| 10 | NotebookLM | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +1 | 61 |
| 11 | Google Antigravity | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +3 | 73 |
| 12 | Granola | Productivity | AI notes and voice | Yes | Same | 68 |
| 13 | Microsoft Copilot | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | -3 | 66 |
| 14 | Gemini Code Assist | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -1 | 67 |
| 15 | OpenAI Codex | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | Same | 77 |
| 16 | Perplexity AI | Analytics & BI | AI assistants | Yes | +1 | 62 |
| 17 | ElevenLabs | Operations | AI content and media | Yes | -1 | 63 |
| 18 | Read AI | Operations | AI notes and voice | Yes | +4 | 68 |
| 19 | Apollo | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | New | 62 |
| 20 | Gamma App | Sales & Marketing | AI content and media | Yes | -1 | 70 |
| 21 | ollama | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -3 | 73 |
| 22 | Grok | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +7 | 75 |
| 23 | Anthropic | IT & Security | AI assistants | Yes | +4 | 54 |
| 24 | n8n | Operations | AI agents | Yes | Same | 60 |
| 25 | Warp.dev | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +5 | 65 |
| 26 | Base44 | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | +2 | 70 |
| 27 | Fireflies.ai | Sales & Marketing | AI notes and voice | Yes | -1 | 66 |
| 28 | Google AI Studio | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | -5 | 66 |
| 29 | Mureka | Design | AI content and media | Yes | New | n/a |
| 30 | ClickUp | Project Management | Work suites and collaboration | No | -5 | 64 |

## Method

Anonymized, aggregated usage data from companies across industries and sizes, reported as percentages, ranks, and scores. No single organization is identifiable. Methodology: https://www.toriihq.com/research/methodology

## Changelog

- 2026-10-08, Update: Released after its edition date. This edition covers May 2026 data. It went live on 2026-10-08, and its figures were calculated then.

## How to cite

Torii Research. (2026, June 3). AI Breakout: June 2026 [Data set]. Torii. https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/ai-breakout-june-2026

Data: https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/ai-breakout-june-2026.csv and https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/ai-breakout-june-2026.json