"Chinese tech giant Alibaba's Qwen AI assistant reached 10 million downloads within the first week following its launch as a public beta app earlier this month, the company announced Monday. That means Qwen AI is growing faster than its well-established rivals. For reference, ChatGPT reportedly reached a million users within the first five days following its public debut just under three years ago, which was viewed as historic at the time."
"Also: The best AI chatbots of 2025: I tested ChatGPT, Copilot, and others to find the top tools now ChatGPT isn't available in mainland China, nor are other leading AI tools built by US-based companies, such as Anthropic's Claude. Models like Qwen, which are built by Chinese companies, have exclusive access to the country's population of around 1.4 billion people, roughly 17% of the global population."
"The Nov. 17 beta launch of the Qwen app -- available in the Chinese version of Apple's App Store as Qwen Chat -- "marked Alibaba's most significant step yet into the consumer AI market, aiming to transform its cutting-edge foundational AI model capabilities into real-life applications and tools," the company wrote in its announcement. It added that the tool "is built to become the AI-powered gateway to daily life." The app is currently only available for users in mainland China."
Alibaba's Qwen AI assistant reached 10 million downloads within its first week after launching a public beta, marking extraordinarily rapid user growth. The app's initial surge outpaced early adoption rates reported for other chatbots like ChatGPT. Qwen is currently available only to users in mainland China, giving Chinese-built models exclusive access to roughly 1.4 billion people. The app launched Nov. 17 in the Chinese Apple App Store as Qwen Chat and is positioned as an AI-powered gateway to daily life. The app emphasizes deep research capabilities and 'vibe coding,' and Alibaba plans to expand the application's functionality.
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