Xin Lang Cai Jing·2026-02-17 00:46Core Insights - During the Spring Festival period, over 130 million people experienced AI shopping for the first time, with "Qianwen help me" being invoked 5 billion times, establishing Qianwen as a national-level AI assistant [1] User Engagement and Growth - In the past two days, AI ticket purchasing orders increased by 22 times, while AI orders for flight tickets and other transportation tickets surged over 7 times [4] - The demand for AI movie ticket purchases saw a staggering 372-fold increase, with orders from third and fourth-tier cities skyrocketing by 782 times [4] - Nearly half of all AI orders originated from county-level cities, highlighting the accessibility of AI shopping [4] - Approximately 4 million users aged 60 and above engaged with AI shopping, indicating a broad demographic reach [4] Ecosystem Integration - Qianwen can leverage the entire Alibaba ecosystem to serve users, integrating platforms such as Taobao, Alipay, Taobao Flash Sale, Fliggy, Gaode, and Damai, with plans to introduce features like AI ride-hailing and mobile recharge [4] User Activity Metrics - On February 7, Qianwen's daily active users (DAU) reached 73.52 million, nearing Doubao's 78.71 million, achieving in three months what Doubao took three years to accomplish [4] - This shift signifies a change in user habits towards AI, moving from chat-based interactions to task execution through agents [4] Technological Advancements - On New Year's Eve, Alibaba released the new generation model Qianwen Qwen 3.5-Plus, which performs comparably to Gemini 3 Pro [4]