2026.04.17 12:21 GMT+8

The token surge: Powering China's AI industrial revolution

Updated 2026.04.17 12:21 GMT+8
CGTN

In the first quarter of 2026, China's daily average token calls surpassed 140 trillion – a staggering 1,000-fold increase from just 100 billion in 2024. To put this in perspective: 140 trillion daily tokens equal 250 times the collection of China's National Library. This scale would have been unimaginable just a couple of years ago. What all this means is a profound transformation of China's AI industry.

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