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Article: Head of Alibaba's Qwen AI division resigns

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Alibaba's Qwen AI model division head, Lin Junyang, announced his resignation without providing a reason. This follows shortly after Alibaba released updated Qwen products.

The Qwen mobile app saw a massive surge to 203 million monthly active users in February, up from 31 million in January. This growth is attributed to aggressive promotional campaigns during the Lunar New Year holidays.

The app is now ranked as the third most popular AI product globally, behind ChatGPT and ByteDance's Doubao.

Main topics: Executive departure at Alibaba, user growth of the Qwen AI app, competitive AI landscape.

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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/head-of-alibabas-qwen-ai-division-resigns/articleshow/129003988.cms

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2026-03-04 03:31

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2026-03-04 14:35

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2026-03-04 14:47

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The head of Alibaba Group's Qwen artificial intelligence model division, Lin Junyang, said on Wednesday that he âwould â be stepping â down from his role - a move that comes two days after the company released updated products.
"Bye my beloved Qwen," Lin wrote in a post on â X, without providing âfurther explanation.
Lin and Alibaba did not immediately â respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Qwen's mobile application had 203 million monthly active users in February, surging from 31.05 million in January. It now ranks third globally behind OpenAI's âChatGPT and ByteDance's Doubao app, according to AICPB.com, which tracks AI products.
The â jump came after Chinese tech giants launched aggressive campaigns to draw more users to their apps during the Lunar New Year holidays.
"Bye my beloved Qwen," Lin wrote in a post on â X, without providing âfurther explanation.
Lin and Alibaba did not immediately â respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Qwen's mobile application had 203 million monthly active users in February, surging from 31.05 million in January. It now ranks third globally behind OpenAI's âChatGPT and ByteDance's Doubao app, according to AICPB.com, which tracks AI products.
The â jump came after Chinese tech giants launched aggressive campaigns to draw more users to their apps during the Lunar New Year holidays.