In just one week after its launch, it has surpassed rivals like OpenAI’s ChatGPT to become the most downloaded free app in the United States.

This phenomenon has caused the stock prices of major names in the U.S. tech industry to plummet, including Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta, whose prices collapsed in surprise at this unexpected advance. DeepSeek, according to reports, was developed at a fraction of the cost required by competitors, raising concerns about the future of U.S. dominance in the field of artificial intelligence and the impact of the investments that American companies are making.