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ByteDance and Tencent Race for AI Talent Amid Hiring Surge

12/30/2025

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In 2025, ByteDance and Tencent Holdings intensified efforts to attract artificial intelligence (AI) talent, amid a 543% year-on-year rise in AI job postings from January to October 2025.
ByteDance increased its bonus pool by 35% and raised pay budgets by 150%.
Tencent Holdings is actively hiring AI talent and has doubled salaries to recruit from rivals.
Yao Shunyu, a former OpenAI researcher, was appointed chief AI scientist at Tencent.

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Story summary

In 2025, ByteDance and Tencent Holdings intensified efforts to attract artificial intelligence (AI) talent, amid a 543% year-on-year rise in AI job postings from January to October 2025.
ByteDance increased its bonus pool by 35% and raised pay budgets by 150%.
Tencent Holdings is actively hiring AI talent and has doubled salaries to recruit from rivals.
Yao Shunyu, a former OpenAI researcher, was appointed chief AI scientist at Tencent.