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ByteDance's Doubao Surges Past DeepSeek with 157M Users

10/17/2025

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ByteDance's Doubao surpassed rival DeepSeek, reaching 157 million monthly active users to DeepSeek's 143 million.
Launched in 2023, Doubao emphasizes user-friendliness with a personable avatar and colorful interface.
It integrates with Douyin, drawing users from the popular video platform.
Doubao offers text, audio, and video interactions, plus content generation.
Despite success in China, Doubao remains largely unknown in Western markets.

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Story summary

ByteDance's Doubao surpassed rival DeepSeek, reaching 157 million monthly active users to DeepSeek's 143 million.
Launched in 2023, Doubao emphasizes user-friendliness with a personable avatar and colorful interface.
It integrates with Douyin, drawing users from the popular video platform.
Doubao offers text, audio, and video interactions, plus content generation.
Despite success in China, Doubao remains largely unknown in Western markets.