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February 28, 2026
Anthropic’s Claude rises to No. 2 in the App Store following Pentagon dispute
Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon.
TL;DR
- Claude is currently the second most popular free app on the US App Store.
- This ranking is a significant increase from its position outside the top 100 at the end of January.
- The rise in popularity follows Anthropic's negotiations with the Pentagon over AI usage safeguards.
- President Trump directed federal agencies to stop using Anthropic products amid the dispute.
- OpenAI has also secured an agreement with the Pentagon, claiming it includes similar safeguards.
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