Meta's Muse AI Agent Tops App Charts, Driving Market Cap Gains
Meta's new AI agent, Muse, has surged to the top of the U.S. iOS free app charts, surpassing OpenAI's ChatGPT and other competitors. The app, powered by Meta's Muse Spark models, has accumulated over 2.5 million downloads since its September 8 launch. This rapid adoption has boosted Meta's stock price and market capitalization, with analysts highlighting a shift toward mainstream AI agent usage. While Meta offers free access, it also provides paid subscription tiers. However, the app faces friction from some e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, which blocked Muse due to privacy concerns, while Shopify has partnered with Meta to allow agentic checkout.