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TechNode independently reports that China’s aggregate daily AI-token call volume exceeded 500 trillion by June 2026, while clarifying that the metric is aggregate model-processing activity rather than individual usage; it does not itself verify the early-2024 baseline. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: China’s daily AI token usage tops 500 trillion as compute demand grows · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:7ba7ee8207ff2344b2d33c1c11c2d24dc4bdfff9ca88dbcd755890e15904f4ba

China’s daily AI token call volume exceeded 500 trillion as of June 2026, as large-model applications expanded across industries. The figure measures aggregate model processing activity rather than the number of users or models.