OpenAI’s Sora Tops Apple’s US App Store Charts

OpenAI’s Sora soars to No. 1 on Apple’s US App Store, surpassing ChatGPT and Google Gemini in early downloads.
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OpenAI’s Sora Tops Apple’s US App Store Charts
OpenAI’s Sora Soars To No. 1 On Apple’s US App Store OpenAI’s newest creation, Sora, has taken the tech world by storm. OpenAI’s Sora soars to No. 1 on Apple’s US App Store , beating out heavyweight AI apps like ChatGPT and Google Gemini within days of its release. Despite being invite-only and limited to users in the U.S. and Canada, Sora’s viral debut signals strong demand for AI video tools. Image Credits:Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto/ Getty Images On launch day, Sora saw 56,000 downloads , and by October 3rd, it climbed to the top spot on the U.S. App Store. App intelligence firm Appfigures estimates the app racked up 164,000 installs in its first two days . Sora Outpaces Rival AI Apps Sora’s rapid success puts it ahead of Google Gemini and even OpenAI’s own ChatGPT in App Store rankings. Its debut numbers also surpass launches from Anthropic’s Claude and Microsoft’s Copilot, while matching xAI’s Grok in early traction. By comparison, ChatGPT and Gemini had stronger raw download counts on day one…