ByteDance grabs one-fifth of China’s data centre capacity as AI drives infrastructure boom

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ByteDance accounts for about one-fifth of China’s delivered data-centre capacity, making it the country’s largest tenant, according to estimates from research firm SemiAnalysis. The company rents nearly all of its footprint, and its AI products are contributing to a broader infrastructure buildout.

ByteDance accounts for roughly one-fifth of China’s delivered data centre capacity, making the TikTok owner the country’s largest tenant and a main driver of its artificial intelligence buildout, according to new estimates by research firm SemiAnalysis. The estimate comes from the firm’s tracking of more than 1,000 facilities in China operated by over 60 companies. ByteDance rents nearly all of its data centre footprint, SemiAnalysis said. Its AI products include Doubao, an assistant that...