In the catalog since 19.08.2026
Chai
3index_Chai ResearchCompany
A companion from US-based Chai Research: a feed of other people's characters, text and voice conversations with them, and users' own bots go into a shared library. Focused on mass-market entertainment chat using proprietary models.
Facts
- The company was founded in 2021 by William Beauchamp, with an office in Palo Alto; the app launched in the App Store on 31.03.2021 under the publisher Chai Research Corp.
- 02.07.2025: Strategic Round II with participation from CoreWeave and AMD, more than $55 mln raised in total (chai-research.com/announcement).
- The same announcement cited 10 million users, 2 million daily active users, $40 million ARR, and an average session of 90 minutes (02.07.2025).
- The App Store rating is 4.3 from 270,647 ratings, version 2.185 dated 11.08.2026 (verified 19.08.2026).
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