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March 6, 2026

Claude's consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle

Claude's app is now seeing more new installs than ChatGPT and is growing its daily active users.

Claude's consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle

TL;DR

  • Claude's mobile app downloads are surpassing ChatGPT's, with 149,000 daily downloads compared to ChatGPT's 124,000 on March 2.
  • Claude's daily active users on iOS and Android reached 11.3 million on March 2, an 183% increase from the start of the year.
  • Anthropic's refusal to allow the Pentagon to use its AI for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons is cited as a reason for increased consumer favor.
  • Claude's web traffic increased by 43% month-over-month in February, while ChatGPT's web traffic dropped by 6.5%.
  • Claude is the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store and holds the top position in 15 other countries.

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