Recently, an artificial intelligence assistant called DeepSeek has attracted a lot of attention around the world. Since its launch earlier this year, the AI chatbot, which is known for its reasoning ability, has quickly become popular, successfully topping the Apple App Store download charts in 140 countries, and also won the top spot in the Android Play Store in the United States.
According to reliable data provided by market analyst Appfigures (note that this data does not include third-party app stores in China), DeepSeek has maintained its leading position in the world since it first topped Apple’s App Store on January 26, demonstrating a strong market appeal.
In India, DeepSeek’s performance was particularly strong, becoming the biggest driver of new user growth. According to the data, the number of downloads in India accounts for 15.6% of the total downloads of all platforms, which fully illustrates the enthusiastic popularity and wide recognition of DeepSeek in India.
Within 18 days of its release, DeepSeek had surpassed a staggering 16 million downloads, nearly double the number of downloads of ChatGPT from rival OpenAI in the same period. This achievement not only demonstrates DeepSeek’s strong market appeal, but also further strengthens its large user base.

DeepSeek has taken more than 140 countries by storm, and India has become its largest new user growth engine
In the US Android Play Store, DeepSeek also performed well, holding the top position since January 28, continuing to consolidate its leading position in the world. This series of successes has undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for the future development of DeepSeek, and it has also made people look forward to this AI assistant.