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Google's Gemini AI Chatbot Tops App Store in Hong Kong

3/27/2026

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Google launched a mobile version of the Gemini AI chatbot for Hong Kong users.
It quickly became the top app on Apple's App Store.
Gemini was previously limited to select local businesses and educational institutions.
Residents had used VPNs to access the service.
Google says the multimodal tool supports text, images, and audio and offers generative features for multimedia content.

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Story summary

Google launched a mobile version of the Gemini AI chatbot for Hong Kong users.
It quickly became the top app on Apple's App Store.
Gemini was previously limited to select local businesses and educational institutions.
Residents had used VPNs to access the service.
Google says the multimodal tool supports text, images, and audio and offers generative features for multimedia content.