Meta is putting its muscle behind Muse as the AI app takes off

Muse’s traction is surging, fueled by Meta’s promotion of the AI app at its annual developer conference this week and strong early reviews that praised its polished design and highly capable AI model under the hood.

At the start of the week, Muse had surpassed 2.5 million downloads since its September 8 launch. Now, the app has amassed more than 3.4 million downloads, according to the most recent estimates from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower.

The install numbers are only current as of the firm’s Thursday estimates, which can lag behind real-world adoption.

That means they don’t even capture the full impact of the big push Muse received at this week’s Meta Connect conference, where the social network company announced a range of upcoming features for the new AI app, including video chat with the Muse avatar, support for computer use on the Mac, a dedicated email address, more partners and connectors, and plans for smart glasses integrations.

Estimates from other market intelligence firms show Muse with similarly strong traction, though their numbers vary quite a bit. Apptopia, for example, puts Muse’s total number of downloads to date at 4.3 million. (Muse is currently only available in the U.S. and Canada). It estimates that 2.6 million of those were on iOS alone.