As of January 2026, Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen mobile app has officially surpassed 100 million monthly active users (MAU), according to internal data leaked and confirmed by industry trackers. Launched in April 2023 and supercharged by the Qwen3 series rollout in 2025, Qianwen achieved this milestone in under 3 years — outpacing ChatGPT's global ramp-up, DeepSeek's explosive 2025 surge, and even ByteDance's Doubao. With free access to Qwen3-Max, unlimited Deep Think sessions for pro users, and seamless integration into Taobao, DingTalk, and Alipay, Qianwen has become the default AI companion for hundreds of millions in China and rapidly expanding SEA markets.

On January 10, 2026, Alibaba announced the full ecosystem integration of Tongyi Qianwen (Qwen) across its entire $1T+ empire — Taobao, Tmall, Alipay, DingTalk, Youku, AliExpress, Cainiao logistics, and more. Users can now delegate complex, cross-platform "real-world" tasks directly to Qianwen via natural language: "Book my flight, pay the bill, arrange delivery, and remind my team." Powered by Qwen3-Max agentic capabilities and the new Qianwen OS layer, this marks the first large-scale consumer rollout of true AI "办事" (get-things-done) agents in China, with early metrics showing 68% task completion rate on multi-step workflows within 5 minutes.

On November 24, 2025, Alibaba's flagship AI assistant Tongyi Qianwen officially launched on its sleek new domain qianwen.com, delivering seamless web-to-app experiences and unlocking over a dozen Qwen3-series models — including Qwen3-Max-Thinking-Preview and Qwen3-Coder — exclusively for pro users. Packed with PC-optimized coding tools, deep research modes, and smart conversation grouping, this upgrade catapults Qianwen into direct turf war with ChatGPT. Just a week post-public beta on November 17, the app smashed 10 million downloads, outpacing ChatGPT's launch velocity and signaling Alibaba's AI dominance in Asia's consumer market.