--- title: "Ant Group’s Alipay AI Pay and AI Health App AQ Each Surpass 100 Million Users During CNY as AI Adoption Accelerates in China" description: "Ant Group's Alipay AI Pay and AI Health App AQ each surpassed 100 million users during the 2026 Chinese New Year, reflecting a surge in AI adoption in China. Alipay AI Pay processed over 120 million t" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276585392.md" published_at: "2026-02-23T10:02:07.000Z" --- # Ant Group’s Alipay AI Pay and AI Health App AQ Each Surpass 100 Million Users During CNY as AI Adoption Accelerates in China > Ant Group's Alipay AI Pay and AI Health App AQ each surpassed 100 million users during the 2026 Chinese New Year, reflecting a surge in AI adoption in China. Alipay AI Pay processed over 120 million transactions in a week, becoming the first AI-native payment product to reach this milestone. Meanwhile, AQ became the world's largest AI-native health app, with significant growth in third-tier cities. The app's features gained popularity among users, especially during travel, highlighting a focused AI strategy by Ant Group in specialized sectors like payments and healthcare. **Ant Group’s Alipay AI Pay and AI Health App AQ Each Surpass 100 Million Users During CNY as AI Adoption Accelerates in China** As AI adoption gained momentum during the 2026 Chinese New Year, Ant Group announced today that both Alipay AI Pay and its AI health app AQ have each surpassed the 100 million user milestone. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260223266559/en/ A Chinese consumer paying with Alipay AI payment solution while ordering coffee **AI Payment Adoption Accelerates amid CNY AI Shopping Boom** From ordering bubble tea and coffee to buying movie tickets, Chinese consumers embraced AI-powered services in everyday scenarios during this year’s holiday, driving a surge in Alipay AI Pay usage. Alipay AI Pay has surpassed 100 million users on February 23, becoming the world’s first AI-native payment product to reach this milestone. This surge highlights the broad commercial adoption of AI-powered payments. During the week of February 5-11, Alipay AI Pay processed over 120 million transactions. Launched in 2025, Alipay AI Pay is an innovative payment solution that enables secure and seamless transactions through AI agents. By allowing consumers to pay via voice command and eliminating the need to switch between pages, Alipay AI Pay delivers a frictionless and more intuitive payment experience. As agentic commerce accelerates in China, Alipay AI Pay has expanded into various use cases, including AI agents in apps and mini programs for brick-and-mortar retailers like Luckin Coffee, as well as AI smart glasses like Rokid and Alibaba’s consumer-facing AI application Qwen. **AQ Becomes the World’s Largest AI-Native Health App** This Chinese New Year, AQ gained traction through word of mouth and a series of marketing initiatives. During the holiday period, the standalone AQ app surpassed 100 million total users, making it the world’s largest AI-native health app. A standout trend during the holiday was young people returning to their hometowns and introducing AQ to their families. Data shows that between February 9 and February 21, 52% of new users came from third-tier cities and below, highlighting the app’s rapid expansion beyond major urban centers. The most frequently used features included health Q&A, AI skin analysis, voice call consultations, personalized health goals, and digital health records. This momentum translated into a sharp rise in downloads, with AQ ranking No. 1 on China’s Apple App Store overall download chart for several consecutive days during the holiday period. In China, using AI to manage personal health is becoming increasingly common during both everyday life and during travel. According to AQ app data, usage among Chinese users traveling overseas during the holiday period from February 9 to February 21 increased by 106% compared with the same period in January prior to the holiday. Travelers relied on AQ to manage potential health concerns, including discomfort caused by changes in climate, diet, and environment. **A Focused AI Strategy** These milestones build on Ant Group’s distinctive AI strategy. While many companies compete for general-purpose AI entry points, Ant has focused on specialized, high-barrier sectors such as payments and healthcare—areas that demand deep expertise and, above all, user trust. This approach is a natural extension of Ant Group’s business philosophy over the past two decades: leveraging technology to solve real-world livelihood challenges in specific scenarios, meeting societal needs while building durable competitive advantages. **About Ant Group** Ant Group is a global digital technology provider and the operator of Alipay, a leading internet services platform in China, connecting over one billion users to more than 10,000 types of consumer services from partners. Through innovative products and solutions powered by AI, blockchain and other technologies, Ant Group supports partners across industries to thrive through digital transformation in an ecosystem for inclusive and sustainable development. For more information, visit www.antgroup.com. **Media Inquiries** Bell Wang yixing.wl@antgroup.com Yinan Duan duanyinan.dyn@antgroup.com View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260223266559/en/ ### Related Stocks - [VHT.US - VG Health](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VHT.US.md) - [IHE.US - iShares US Pharma](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IHE.US.md) - [IXJ.US - iShares Global Healthcare](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IXJ.US.md) - [00241.HK - ALI HEALTH](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00241.HK.md) - [IBB.US - iShares Biotechnology ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBB.US.md) - [KWEB.US - Krne Csi China Internet](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KWEB.US.md) - [FINX.US - Global X Fintech](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FINX.US.md) - [PGJ.US - Invesco Golden Dragon China](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PGJ.US.md) - [513060.CN - Bosera Hang Seng Health Care ETF(QDII)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/513060.CN.md) - [512010.CN - E Fund CSI 300 Health Care ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/512010.CN.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 购买了美国运通公司 $AXP 的股票 | Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 在第三季度将其在美国运通公司（NYSE:AXP）的股份增加了 218.7%，目前持有 8,540 股，价值 284 万美元。其他机构投资者也增加了他们的持股。AXP | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276588275.md) | | 对等关税非法，能否实现 “平替”？ | 美国最高法院裁定特朗普基于 IEEPA 的关税非法，可能导致全球关税预期混乱。特朗普政府将尝试多种关税替代机制，保持经贸协议稳定。尽管面临规则限制和中期选举压力，完全复制对等关税格局难度较大。预计美国对华关税水平可能下降，特别是在低税率窗口 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276576450.md) | | Median Technologies 将举办关于 eyonis LCS 在美国市场的部署和商业化的网络直播活动 | Median Technologies SA 将于 2026 年 2 月 26 日举办两场网络直播，主题为 “转变肺癌筛查：eyonis LCS 的战略更新”。会议将讨论他们的肺癌筛查软件 eyonis LCS 在美国部署和商业化的最新进展 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276626470.md) | | 美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）已接受梯瓦制药的新型长效精神分裂症治疗药物的申请 | 梯瓦制药宣布，FDA 已接受其新药申请，针对 TEV-749，这是一种长效精神分裂症治疗药物。该注射药物旨在提高治疗依从性，并在第三阶段 SOLARIS 试验中显示出良好的结果。尽管过去一年股价上涨了 12.4%，但当前交易显示出混合的动能 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276609439.md) | | Elanco（ELAN）第四季度财报预期 | Elanco (ELAN) 将于本周二公布其第四季度财报。上个季度，它的收入超出了预期，达到了 11.4 亿美元，同比增长 10.4%，但未能达到下个季度的每股收益指导。分析师预计本季度收入将增长 7.1%，较去年下降 1.4% 的情况有所 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276558679.md) | --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.