Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-09-12 05:41Group 1 - The AI cloud market in China is expected to reach 22.3 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, doubling year-on-year, with an anticipated growth rate of 148% for the entire year [1] - By 2030, the Chinese AI cloud market is projected to grow to 193 billion yuan, more than four times its current size [1] Group 2 - Alibaba dominates the AI cloud market with a 35.8% market share, meaning one in three companies using AI cloud services is utilizing Alibaba's offerings [3] - The second-largest player is Volcano Engine (ByteDance), holding a 14.8% market share, followed by Huawei Cloud at 13.1%, Tencent Cloud at 7%, and Baidu Cloud at 6.1% [3][6] Group 3 - Alibaba's market share exceeds the combined shares of the second, third, and fourth players, indicating a significant lead in the AI cloud sector [6] - The AI cloud market reflects the capabilities of domestic AI large models, with notable models including Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen, ByteDance's Doubao, Tencent's Hunyuan, Baidu's Wenxin Yiyan, and Huawei's Pangu [6] Group 4 - AI cloud is defined as a comprehensive AI capability integrated into cloud services, including IaaS, PaaS, and MaaS, providing complete AI interfaces for enterprises [8] - The adoption of AI cloud significantly lowers the barriers for companies to implement AI, as they do not need to start training from scratch [8] - The AI cloud market is expected to grow as more businesses embrace AI, although competition will also intensify [8]