A recent survey by Epoch AI and Ipsos reveals that Claude, the AI assistant developed by Anthropic, has a significantly wealthier user base than any competing AI service in the United States. According to the data, 80 percent of weekly active Claude users in the US live in households with an annual income exceeding $100,000.
In comparison, Microsoft Copilot follows at 64 percent, while ChatGPT, Grok, and Google Gemini each stand at 56 percent. Meta AI lags far behind, with only 37 percent of its users in that income bracket. The findings are based on three survey waves conducted between March and April 2026.
Epoch AI notes, however, that Claude's relative affluence does not translate to broad reach. Among high earners, ChatGPT is the dominant service, used by 37 percent, followed by Gemini (24 percent) and Copilot (14 percent). Claude reaches just 6 percent of this group, and 44 percent of high earners do not use any AI assistant at all.
The results gain additional significance when viewed alongside a recent Anthropic study, which found that stronger AI models secure better deals in economic transactions, often without the counterparty realizing the disadvantage. If more capable AI models disproportionately serve wealthier users, they could widen existing economic disparities.