AI is further fuelling ByteDance’s rise. Doubao, its chatbot, is the most popular in China, with 315m monthly users as of February. Its AI ambitions are lofty https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/23/bytedance-is-swallowing-the-internet-in-china-and-beyond?taid=69c8703a5a6fb6000140dd21&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante