China's Daily AI Token Use Hits 140 Trillion In March
Liu Liehong, the National Data Administration's director, says usage sat at just 100 billion tokens a day in early 2024.
- Daily token calls reached 100 trillion by December 2025, just months before this jump.
- That marks roughly 1,400-fold growth in about two years, Director Liu Liehong said.
- Liu Liehong also gave 'token' its official Chinese name, ciyuan, in the same announcement.
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China National Data Administration (nda.gov.cn), citing Director Liu Liehong's Mar 24, 2026 statement ↗ · Jul 18, 20267/18/26