Overview
ByteDance is a Chinese technology company operating TikTok and developing AI technology. ByteDance's AI research division works on large language models and computer vision for content applications. Makes strategic investments in AI and robotics.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Products
AI research
Founded
Data & sources
Web sources
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ByteDance on the deployment map
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Former / Previously (1)
- He Jiabin CEO and Co-foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for ByteDance.
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Recent coverage
ByteDance in third-party press
ByteDance launches SeedRealtime full-duplex audio-video model
Alibaba Launches Qwen3.8 Foundation Model and Qianwen Office Agent, Reseating Itself in the Enterprise AI Race
Productivity Agent Becomes the New Office Entry Point as ByteDance Tencent Alibaba and WPS Race to Organize Enterprise AI Workflows
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Recent activity
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- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-25
Verification posture
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Review state
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Last reviewed 2026-07-25
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Methodology surface for ByteDance.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ByteDance from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
ByteDance launches SeedRealtime full-duplex audio-video model
ByteDance has launched SeedRealtime, a native audio-video full-duplex model that can continuously process audio, video and text streams while listening and responding in real…
Alibaba Launches Qwen3.8 Foundation Model and Qianwen Office Agent, Reseating Itself in the Enterprise AI Race
Alibaba unveiled the Qwen3.8 flagship with 2.4T total parameters and 95B activation, alongside Qianwen Office for enterprise AI workflows. The base-model-plus-office strategy…
Productivity Agent Becomes the New Office Entry Point as ByteDance Tencent Alibaba and WPS Race to Organize Enterprise AI Workflows
Kingsoft Lingxi, Tencent QClaw, Alibaba Qianwen Office, and ByteDance Doubao-Feishu integration redefine enterprise office as the agent becomes the task entry while Feishu…
Between Kimi K3 and DeepSeek V4: Why Native Multimodal Capability Defines the Next Phase of Chinese Frontier Models
Moonshot AI Kimi K3, Alibaba Qwen3.8-Max, and ByteDance Doubao-Seed-2.1 commit to native multimodal training while DeepSeek, Zhipu, and Tencent Hunyuan stay text-only as…
AGIBOT’s foundation model tops benchmark test for audio-visual reasoning
AGIBOT says its WITA-Omni Preview multimodal foundation model has achieved the highest score on the Daily-Omni audio-visual reasoning benchmark, outperforming models from Alibaba,…
ByteDance Grows More Adaptable: Feishu Product Team Merges Into Doubao and GTM Shifts to Volcano Engine as ByteDance Reorganizes Around AI
ByteDance restructures its B-end AI business: Feishu product and Doubao teams merge under Zhao Qi, GTM consolidates into Volcano Engine, ending Feishu independent BU status.
Tesla China rolls out Doubao-powered voice assistant to four vehicle lines
Tesla China has begun rolling out version 2026.14.13 of its in-car software, formally integrating ByteDance’s Doubao large language model into the Model 3, Model Y, Model S and…
ByteDance Seedance 2.5 Released: 30-Second Single-Generation Video With Breakthrough Long-Narrative Capability, Multi-Modal Reference, and Precise Editing
ByteDance Seed team launches Seedance 2.5 with 30s single generation, multi-round extension, 30 images plus 10 videos plus 10 audio references, and timestamp-controlled editing.
ByteDance releases Seedance 2.5 with multi-input AI video
Seedance 2.0 scored 1,219 in Artificial Analysis's text-to-video arena.
ByteDance launches Seedance 2.5 video-generation model
ByteDance has released Seedance 2.5, the latest version of its Seed video-generation model. The model can generate a 30-second high-quality video clip in a single run and supports…
ByteDance folds parts of Lark into AI, cloud teams
ByteDance’s annualised AI revenue had reached US$4 billion. That is not the largest publicly disclosed figure among Chinese peers.
ByteDance restructures AI business, merging Doubao and Feishu product teams
ByteDance today launched an organizational restructuring initiative centered on its AI business, aiming to enhance collaboration among Doubao, Feishu, and Volcano Engine in…
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Analysis
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Last computed: Aug 5, 2026