88Z AI, 30 July — ByteDance has initiated a restructuring of its AI business, merging the Lark product team into Doubao under Zhao Qi's leadership. The Lark GTM team and Volcano Engine are combined into a Creativity Service Platform led by Tan Dai. Data shows Doubao has 382 million monthly active users, and ByteDance's large model ARR has reached $4 billion.
At a glance
- Lark product team merges into Doubao; GTM team and Volcano Engine form new platform
- Doubao has 382 million MAU; ByteDance large model ARR reaches $4 billion
The update
ByteDance recently initiated a restructuring of its AI business organization. The Lark product team has been officially merged into the Doubao business line, with overall management coordinated by Doubao head Zhao Qi, to whom Lark head Xie Xin will report. Meanwhile, Lark's go-to-market team and Volcano Engine have been combined to form the Creativity Service Platform, led by Tan Dai, aiming to uniformly advance the MaaS and SaaS markets. Relevant data indicates that Doubao currently has 382 million monthly active users, and ByteDance's large model annual recurring revenue has reached $4 billion. This adjustment aims to further integrate resources and strengthen the core competitiveness and market expansion capabilities of its AI business.
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