Google’s latest Year in Search report for 2025 underscores just how deeply artificial intelligence shaped India’s online habits this year. The data reveals that Gemini , Google’s own AI system, became the most searched AI tool in the country, overtaking ChatGPT and signalling a broader shift in how users rely on AI for everyday tasks.

AI becomes part of India’s daily digital life

The report states that Gemini was the top trending search term across India in 2025, highlighting how quickly AI has moved from novelty to necessity. Its popularity was boosted in part by the success of Gemini’s 2.5 Flash Image model, which fuelled viral trends such as “Nano Banana”, known for its 3D edits and creative saree transformation visuals that dominated social media feeds.

However, the surge in in

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