How ByteDance Made China’s Most Popular AI Chatbot
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ByteDance's Doubao AI chatbot reclaimed its position as China's most popular AI app with 157 million monthly users, surpassing DeepSeek's 143 million after losing ground earlier this year. Doubao's success stems from its "everything app" approach, combining ChatGPT-like chat features with image generation, video creation, and deep integration with TikTok's Chinese version, Douyin. The app's user-friendly design and social sharing capabilities have made Doubao-generated content viral across Chinese social media platforms.
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