Tencent’s AI chatbot dethrones DeepSeek in China’s iOS app store amid fierce competition
Tencent's Yuanbao, an AI chatbot, has become the most downloaded free app in China's iOS App Store, surpassing DeepSeek. This surge in popularity highlights the intensifying competition in China's rapidly growing AI sector, with major tech companies vying for user engagement.
Yuanbao's rise follows Tencent's integration of DeepSeek's R1 reasoning model in February, providing users with an alternative to its own Hunyuan model. A key factor in Yuanbao's increased adoption is the addition of a download button within WeChat, granting the app's massive 1.3 billion user base easy access. This strategic move has significantly boosted Yuanbao's daily active users, reaching 3 million by late February.
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Tencent's Yuanbao, an AI chatbot, has become the most downloaded free app in China's iOS App Store, surpassing DeepSeek. This surge in popularity highlights the intensifying competition in China's rapidly growing AI sector, with major tech companies vying for user engagement.
Yuanbao's rise follows Tencent's integration of DeepSeek's R1 reasoning model in February, providing users with an alternative to its own Hunyuan model. A key factor in Yuanbao's increased adoption is the addition of a download button within WeChat, granting the app's massive 1.3 billion user base easy access. This strategic move has significantly boosted Yuanbao's daily active users, reaching 3 million by late February.
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