DeepSeek tops global LLM usage at 33.6T weekly tokens, up 801% in a week
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-11-01
This week's GoingGlobal roundup: DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 topped global LLM usage with 33.6T weekly tokens (up 801% WoW), and Chinese models have out-called US models for 26 straight weeks per OpenRouter. Alibaba Cloud launched its Netherlands region; ByteDance's TikTok Shop Europe head Kevin Chen is leaving; SoftBank's Masayoshi Son plans a $50B investment in Malaysia for AI and data centers; Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to 60K employees while planning $175B in 2026 AI capex; Apple cut Taiwan App Store commission to 26%; and Chinese AAA game Phantom Blade Zero pre-sold 850K copies ($43M).
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