ChinaDaily AI token use rose 5,000-fold since early 2024.
China’s National Data Administration counts over 500 trillion tokens a day as of July 2026.
Tencent’s Dowson Tong cited it announcing Hunyuan Hy4, its first model with vision understanding, and a cheaper Hy4 Flash.
Tencent says Hy4 and Hy4 Flash arrive soon, and overseas AI demand grew at triple digits.
How each outlet framed it
- Zhidx leans favorable
- reports Tencent's Hy4 launch and Buddy One suite framed by a 'use it well, not just use it' enterprise-AI pitch, with the 5,000x token-growth figure
Sources: Zhidx