Claude Gains on ChatGPT Among Paying Consumers

Anthropic's Claude is rapidly growing its base of paying consumers, with credit card transaction data showing roughly 75% growth since January 2026. The trend held even after a March spike tied to Anthropic's refusal to support Trump administration surveillance programs. Educational platform DataCamp reports Claude is now its most searched term, with consumer demand for Claude courses outpacing ChatGPT three to one. Despite the momentum, ChatGPT remains the dominant consumer AI by a wide margin in both users and revenue. Anthropic also faces headwinds after the U.S. government forced it to pull its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 cybersecurity models from non-American users. Still, available data consistently points to Anthropic growing across both consumer and enterprise segments.