Google: Gemini Active Users in Southeast Asia Double in a Year

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Google has claimed that the number of active users of the Gemini app in Southeast Asia has more than doubled over the past year, making the region the fastest in terms of Gemini adoption compared with any other Google application.

“We see this enthusiasm reflected in the numbers in Southeast Asia: the number of active Gemini users, both on the web and on the app, has more than doubled in this region over the last 12 months. In fact, this growth has set a record, surpassing any other Google application we have ever launched in Southeast Asia,” said Sapna Chadha, Vice President for Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier at Google, during the inaugural Gemini Report: Southeast Asia 2026, presented online on Tuesday.

The company revealed that the growth has been driven by a predominantly young, tech-literate population, with nearly 40 per cent of Southeast Asians under the age of 25, as well as Gemini’s ability to understand local languages.

“In fact, growth has reached its fastest rate on record, surpassing any other Google application we have ever launched in Southeast Asia,” Sapna said.

In addition, Sapna highlighted Google’s finding that nearly 70 per cent of prompts submitted by users in Southeast Asia are written in local languages. Vietnam leads at 89 per cent, followed by Thailand at 87 per cent and Indonesia at 84 per cent.

The report also shows that 75 per cent of requests to Gemini in the region come from mobile devices. More than 40 per cent of commands already use multimodal input in the form of voice, photos or video, while around 10 per cent use voice through features such as Gemini Live.

Beyond searching for information, users in Southeast Asia also use Gemini as a research assistant to summarise documents and organise data, as well as a sounding board for obtaining advice, opinions, recommendations and step-by-step guidance on solving problems.