market growth

"China's daily Token call volume has surpassed 140 trillion, a thousandfold increase from the 100 billion two years ago."

"Market size: ~$31.6B today → projected ~$846B by 2035"

"The virtual influencer market is on track to hit $45.8 billion by 2030."

"According to 36Kr Research, the Chinese body AI market has grown rapidly from 213.3 billion yuan in 2018 to 915 billion yuan in 2025, and is expected to exceed one trillion yuan in 2026."

"The diffusion curve for agentic AI mirrors cloud's trajectory. If history is any guide, the market is still orders of magnitude away from maturity."

"Omdia's latest data shows that in 2025, global AI glasses shipments reached 8.7 million units, a significant increase of 322% year-on-year."

"In February 2026, the total number of broadcast manhua reached 127,800, indicating a substantial market supply."

"Data shows that the domestic AI comic drama market will reach 16.8 billion yuan in 2025; in 2025, the industry user scale is about 120 million, and it is expected to rise to 280 million in 2026."

"Broadcom reports Q1 revenue up 29% YoY to $19.31B, vs. $19.18B est., AI revenue up 106% to $8.4B, and announces a $10B share buyback program"

""cloud data center spending is expected to increase by 87% between 2025 and 2030 and this will drive a 53% higher semiconductor market by 2029 with an estimated 16% CAGR compared to 9% without the current AI buildout.""

"Last year, online sales of AI toys increased almost fourfold."

"India was the largest market for GenAI app downloads in 2025, surging 207% YoY; India accounts for 20% of global installs but 1% of in-app revenue"

"By 2027, it is tracking toward $800 billion to $850 billion. That’s a nine-fold expansion in four years."

"Hard drives are already sold out for the entire year, says Western Digital"

"OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman revealed that India currently boasts 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users, making the country one of OpenAI’s largest markets globally."

"EssilorLuxottica says it sold over 7M Meta AI glasses in 2025, up from the 2M that the company sold in 2023 and 2024 combined"

"According to research from Bloomberg, Fuji Chimera Research Institute, and JEITA, the Generative AI market is expected to achieve an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30-50% in both the global and Japanese markets."

"China's embodied AI market is expected to surpass the trillion-yuan mark in 2026."

"“This year, the market could reach sales in the tens of millions.”"

"The platforms are the ones counting the money."

"The AI agent market is projected to reach $50.3 billion by 2030, showcasing an impressive CAGR of 45.8%."

"This article highlights the continued growth in global AI spending."

"By 2026, over 80% of companies are predicted to deploy generative AI applications."