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Meta's AI companion Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days

Meta's AI companion app, Muse, has achieved a significant download milestone, reaching over 10 million U.S. downloads within its first 40 days of release. This places Muse in an exclusive group of apps that have hit such rapid adoption, alongside other major platforms like Threads, Fortnite, and Pokémon Go. The app is also demonstrating strong user retention rates compared to its AI competitors, including ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok, and has achieved a substantial number of daily active users. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates strong user acquisition and retention for AI companion apps, potentially influencing future product development and marketing strategies in the AI space.

RANK_REASON This is a product launch/milestone for an AI-adjacent application, not a core AI model release or research paper.

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Meta's AI companion Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days

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  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Sarah Perez ·

    Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps

    Meta's AI companion Muse has surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads in its first 40 days, joining an exclusive group of apps that includes Threads. New data also shows Muse is retaining users at higher rates than its AI rivals.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps Meta's AI companion Muse has surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads in

    🤖 Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps Meta's AI companion Muse has surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads in its first 40 days, joining an exclusive group of apps that includes Threads. New data also shows Muse is retaining users…