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Anthropic told TechCrunch that paid subscriptions for its Claude AI assistant have more than doubled in 2025. Estimates for total consumer users range widely from 18 million to 30 million, though the company has not disclosed official figures. The confirmation signals skyrocketing popularity for the chatbot.

Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we've seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn't disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than doubled this year.