DeepSeek App Soars to No. 1 on US Play Store, Challenging OpenAI's ChatGPT
DeepSeek's AI app tops US charts, rivaling ChatGPT and shaking up the competitive AI landscape.
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DeepSeek App Soars to No. 1 on US Play Store, Challenging OpenAI's ChatGPT
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek's Android app has skyrocketed to the top of the Google Play Store in the US, just days after its chatbot app achieved the same feat on the Apple App Store. This rapid ascent signals a significant challenge to established players like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in the fiercely competitive AI landscape. Data from app analytics firm AppFigures reveals that since its mid-January launch, the DeepSeek app has garnered over 1.2 million downloads on the Play Store and more than 1.9 million downloads on the App Store globally. It's worth noting that the actual installation numbers could be even higher, as DeepSeek boasts a label indicating over 5 million downloads on the Play Store. This discrepancy between reported downloads and the "over 5 million" label highlights the dynamic nature of app store data and the potential for rapid growth. DeepSeek's surge in popularity can be attributed to the release of a series of open-source AI models that ri…