Anthropic surpassed OpenAI to become the top downloaded free application across Apple and Google platforms, as daily signups quadrupled. Apptopia estimated that Claude downloads increased by 220% while ChatGPT uninstalls jumped nearly 300% after the U.S. military finalized a contract with OpenAI. The AI startup nears a $20 billion revenue run rate and continues to release new features for free users to capitalize on consumer momentum during its ongoing supply-chain dispute with the Pentagon.
