The citable numbers on AI companionship: revenue, downloads, search growth, forecasts, and the loneliness research. Every stat sourced.

An AI girlfriend is a chatbot companion that role-plays a romantic partner. Here is how they actually work, what they cost, and what to watch for.

Your companion chats live as a diary on someone else's server. Here is what apps keep, who trains on it, what has leaked before, and the small habits that keep you anonymous.