Meta’s Llama AI Model Surpasses 1 Billion Downloads, Marking Major Milestone

The open-source model has seen rapid adoption across industries but faces legal challenges and stiff competition in the evolving AI landscape.

Llama reached 1 billion downloads in March 2025, reflecting a 153% increase since December 2024, and is used by companies like Spotify, AT&T, and DoorDash.
Despite its success, Meta faces copyright lawsuits and data privacy concerns in Europe, which have delayed or blocked Llama's deployment in some countries.
Meta plans to release new Llama models with advanced reasoning, multimodal, and autonomous capabilities to compete with rivals like DeepSeek's R1.
Llama powers Meta AI, the company’s assistant across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and has been used in innovative applications such as personalized music recommendations and M&A tools.
Meta has committed up to $80 billion in AI investments for 2025 to enhance Llama's capabilities and maintain its competitive edge in the AI market.