5 million downloads, ARR of 4 million USD, why is this "alien AI" getting young people carried away?Author: Lian Ran
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What do you open when you feel lonely, tired, and want to talk to someone?
Is it a message sent late at night, or a social platform that never truly responds? In the past, we always tried to find companionship from "people", but today, in the era of information overload and alienated relationships, more and more young people are turning to "non-human" sources for help.
In the past two years, AI companion applications have rapidly emerged, becoming the category of artificial intelligence applications closest to "humanity." They do not replace humans but attempt to fill the gaps in emotional connections between people.
But recently, we have observed that this wave is presenting different fate curves—on one side are C.AI-like applications, which are experiencing a cooling off after being hot for two years. For example, the domestic Cat Box saw its daily active users plummet after entering 2025, with daily downloads dropping from a peak of 20,000 to around 7,000, almost returning to...
DeepFlowTech·2025-06-12 08:57