China's National Data Administration says the country's daily AI token consumption hit 140T in March 2026, up from 100T in December 2025 and 100B in early 2024 (Minxiao Chang/South China Morning Post)

China's National Data Administration reported a significant increase in the country's daily AI token consumption. In March 2026, consumption reached 140 trillion tokens, a rise from 100 trillion in December 2025. This marks a substantial jump from early 2024, when daily consumption was 100 billion tokens. A ByteDance employee noted using nearly a billion units of a new corporate currency monthly.