# 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.
- Title: Doubao Clarifies ByteDance's Video Compute Usage | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: doubao, bytedance, liu xing, chinese online, hongguo short dramas, ai short dramas, token consumption, video generation, finance, markets, Clarifies, ByteDance's
- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/5e402aaa-b8ac-4cd0-a16a-6b9c344eb004
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-19T05:55:10+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: doubao, bytedance, liu xing, chinese online, hongguo short dramas, ai short dramas, token consumption, video generation, finance, markets
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.