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Doubao Clarifies ByteDance's Video Compute Usage
ByteDance says only 10% of its computing power goes to video generation, refuting claims of half China's computing power used for short dramas.
In brief
ByteDance says only 10% of its computing power goes to video generation, refuting claims of half China's computing power used for short dramas. Doubao states only about 10% of ByteDance's compute is used for video generation models, contradicting industry reports that 55% of AI tokens in China go to short dramas…
Doubao Clarifies Compute Usage
Doubao's Liu Xing stated on October 19 that only about 10% of ByteDance's total compute is used for video generation models.
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Industry Survey Data
Chinese Online reported 55% of AI token consumption in China goes to short dramas and video generation, 24% to e-commerce, and 15% to software development.
Different Statistical Bases
The figures use different statistical scopes: Chinese Online describes China's token consumption structure, while Doubao refers to ByteDance's internal compute allocation.
Short Drama Market Growth
China's short-drama market is expected to exceed 121 billion yuan ($18.1 billion) this year with 851 million users covering 70% of mobile internet users.
Hongguo Short Dramas Growth
Hongguo Short Dramas reached 168 million daily active users in July 2024, exceeding the combined daily active users of four major long-video platforms.
API Calls to Chinese Models
OpenRouter data shows weekly API calls to Chinese AI large models reached 86.74 trillion tokens in the week of October 5-11, exceeding the United States for 24 consecutive weeks.
Industry Impact
The clarification helps correct market assumptions about computing resource allocation, with token consumption structure and internal compute allocation being distinct indicators.
The big picture
Doubao states only about 10% of ByteDance's compute is used for video generation models, contradicting industry reports that 55% of AI tokens in China go to short dramas.
