Meta’s AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US

Meta's new AI app Muse has been downloaded more than 83,000 times on iOS in the U.S., reaching the No. 2 spot on the App Store's Top Charts, Sensor Tower estimates show. The launch trail is slower than some recent high-profile debuts — including Threads, Meta AI and ChatGPT — and Muse's Android performance remains weak so far.

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Meta’s AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US

Why It Matters

Muse represents one of Meta's biggest bets on consumer-facing agentic AI, a space attracting intense competition from startups and other major tech firms. Early adoption figures and platform rankings will influence how quickly Meta can establish itself in this emerging market.

Key Facts

iOS downloads (U.S.): More than 83,000 (Sensor Tower estimate)
App Store rank (U.S.): No. 2 on Top Charts
Threads launch day (U.S.): More than 4.3 million downloads
Meta AI launch day (U.S.): 108,000 downloads
ChatGPT first-week (U.S.): Topped 500,000 installs in less than a week

Meta's AI agent Muse has logged over 83,000 iOS downloads in the United States, according to market tracker Sensor Tower, pushing the app to the No. 2 position on the App Store's Top Charts. The app is currently available only in the U.S. on iOS, and Sensor Tower's estimate does not include web or WhatsApp usage.

While Muse's initial adoption moved it up the iOS rankings — from No. 4 to No. 2 within days — its debut is more modest compared with several recent high-profile launches from Meta and other companies. Threads drew more than 4.3 million U.S. downloads on its first day, and the Meta AI app opened to about 108,000 U.S. downloads. ChatGPT reached over 500,000 U.S. installs in under a week after launching, which, if averaged evenly, would equate to roughly 83,300 downloads per day — a pace Muse took about twice as long to match.

Muse's Android standing is currently much weaker: the app sits at No. 338 in Google Play's Productivity category and Android download figures have not been published. The Sensor Tower totals also exclude Muse activity on the web and via WhatsApp, which Meta offers as alternative access points.

The release comes as Meta stakes a major claim on agent-driven consumer AI, betting that assistants which act on users' behalf will be central to future products. The debut arrives only days after Meta agreed to an $18 billion multistate settlement related to social media harms, and the company has faced numerous prior privacy and regulatory actions — context that may affect consumer trust given Muse's requirement for broader user data.

Muse is entering a crowded field. Competitors named in early coverage include Google's Gemini Spark and Anthropic's Claude Cowork, but a notable rival is Instinct, a text-message–driven agent valued at $2.5 billion with $350 million in funding. Instinct has rapidly added features — including user email addresses, agent-to-agent social coordination, Stripe and 1Password integrations, and location sharing — and has attracted attention despite reported security and privacy concerns. As adoption unfolds, Muse's early numbers will be watched closely as a measure of how quickly Meta can gain traction in this competitive niche.