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AI Token Usage Soars to 50 Trillion Daily by 2025

12/18/2025

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AI adoption is accelerating, according to Tan Dai, president of ByteDance's Volcano Engine.
In December 2025, Doubao's average daily token usage surged to over 50 trillion, up from 4 trillion the previous year.
Tokens are the essential data units for AI models and are used for billing in large language models.
Volcano Engine serves over 100 corporate clients, each using more than 1 trillion tokens.

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Story summary

AI adoption is accelerating, according to Tan Dai, president of ByteDance's Volcano Engine.
In December 2025, Doubao's average daily token usage surged to over 50 trillion, up from 4 trillion the previous year.
Tokens are the essential data units for AI models and are used for billing in large language models.
Volcano Engine serves over 100 corporate clients, each using more than 1 trillion tokens.