ByteDance plans $14bn Nvidia chip buy for 2026 AI expansion

Reuters reports that ByteDance plans to spend about 100 billion yuan (~$14.3 billion) on Nvidia AI chips in 2026, up from roughly 85 billion yuan in 2025, if U.S. export rules allow H200 GPU sales to China. Chinese media say the chip budget is part of a broader 160 billion yuan ($23 billion) AI capex plan covering processors and infrastructure for large‑scale model training.([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bytedance-spend-about-14-billion-nvidia-chips-2026-scmp-reports-2025-12-31/?utm_source=openai))