Alibaba’s Qwen AI: Top Open-Source Model, 200M+ MAUs, and Expanding Global Footprint

Alibaba's AI brand Qwen has been making waves with breakthroughs and expansions in recent months. In February, the company released Qwen 3.5, which claimed the title of the world's strongest open-source large model—an achievement that drew Elon Musk's praise in March for its "impressive intelligence density".

User adoption has surged: by March, the Qwen App surpassed 200 million monthly active users. During the 2025 Spring Festival, its AI shopping feature saw 130 million first-time users, with AI-assisted movie ticket orders jumping 372 times. The "Qwen Help Me" one-sentence order function was used over 200 million times, becoming a new Lunar New Year tradition.

Qwen’s ecosystem spans sectors: it integrates with Taobao for AI shopping and Xianyu for AI pricing. Educational tools include a Gaokao volunteer application agent and free services for fair information access. A football prediction AI assistant launched ahead of the World Cup.

Third-party collaborations include KFC, Luckin Coffee, and China Eastern Airlines, as Qwen opened to external agents. Technological updates include Qwen 3.7-Max (35-hour autonomous evolution) and Wanxiang 2.7 video generation model.

Future plans include global AI hardware like glasses. A forecast says by H2 2025, Chinese enterprises will use 37 trillion tokens daily, with Qwen leading. Qwen President Wu Jia believes China’s AI applications will lead the world.

Sources

• China Securities Journal (https://www.cnstock.com/tag/78085)