[ByteDance AI Annualized Revenue Reaches $4 Billion, Ranking First Among Chinese AI Companies] According to monitoring by Beating and a report from the *South China Morning Post* citing insiders, ByteDance's large model business has achieved an annualized recurring revenue (ARR) of $4 billion, ranking first among Chinese AI companies based on currently available data. In comparison, Alibaba's ARR is approximately $1.5 billion, Zhipu's is around $1 billion, DeepSeek's is close to $500 million, and Dark Side of the Moon's is about $300 million. ByteDance has clearly widened the revenue gap with its domestic peers. However, it should be noted that ARR is a projection of revenue over the next year based on the current rate, and does not mean $4 billion has already been earned. ByteDance's AI revenue still significantly lags behind OpenAI and Anthropic. [Original Article Link]