Musk says xAI to take legal action against Apple over App Store rankings

12/8/2025 12:21

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take legal action against Apple , accusing the iPhone maker of breaching antitrust regulations in managing the App Store rankings.



"Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation. xAI will take immediate legal action," Musk said in a post on his social media platform X.



Musk did not provide evidence to support his claim. Apple, OpenAI, and xAI did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.



ChatGPT currently holds the top spot in the App Store's "Top Free Apps" section for iPhones in the U.S., while xAI's Grok ranks fifth and Google’s Gemini chatbot sits at 57th.



ChatGPT also leads the rankings on the Google Play Store, according to Sensor Tower data.



Apple has a partnership with OpenAI that integrates ChatGPT into iPhones, iPads and Macs.