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Fact-check: Recent X posts from China tech analysts like @AshleyDudarenok and @EdSander confirm that Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance, and Tencent spent billions of RMB (estimates 4.5B to 10B, ~US$1B+) on AI red-packet promotions during Chinese New Year, matching the SCMP article's claim citing Morgan Stanley. Discussions include post-holiday retention concerns, with no contradicting evidence. Web searches verify the article and Morgan Stanley's estimate.
China’s AI red-packet battle burns through US$1 billion – but will users stick around?
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China's major tech giants — Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance, and Tencent — collectively spent an estimated 8 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion) on AI assistant promotions during Chinese New Year, according to Morgan Stanley. The marketing blitz aimed to turn their respective AI assistants into household names through traditional red-packet campaigns. Early post-holiday data is now being analyzed to determine which platforms achieved lasting user engagement from the spending surge.