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February 16, 2026
Alibaba's Qwen AI Drove 120M Orders in Six Days
Published: February 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Updated: February 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
100-word summary
Alibaba has transformed its Qwen AI from a chatbot into a cross-platform consumer agent integrated across Taobao, Alipay, Fliggy, and Amap. During a massive Lunar New Year push worth 3 billion yuan, Qwen processed over 120 million orders in just six days, topping Apple's App Store China for six consecutive days. The platform now boasts 100 million monthly users and 400+ AI-driven features. Notably, 1.56 million seniors made their first online purchase via Qwen, with nearly half of orders from rural areas. This positions Alibaba at the forefront of China's AI commerce battle against ByteDance and Tencent, signaling a shift toward agentic AI handling real transactions at scale.
What happened
Alibaba has transformed its Qwen AI from a chatbot into a cross-platform consumer agent integrated across Taobao, Alipay, Fliggy, and Amap. During a massive Lunar New Year push worth 3 billion yuan, Qwen processed over 120 million orders in just six days, topping Apple's App Store China for six consecutive days. The platform now boasts 100 million monthly users and 400+ AI-driven features. Notably, 1.56 million seniors made their first online purchase via Qwen, with nearly half of orders from rural areas.
Why it matters
This positions Alibaba at the forefront of China's AI commerce battle against ByteDance and Tencent, signaling a shift toward agentic AI handling real transactions at scale.