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Chinese tech firms place reported $35 billion order for Nvidia chips

ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have ordered over 3 million RTX PRO 5500 graphics processing units valued at more than $35 billion from Nvidia, according to Reuters citing people familiar with the matter. The companies are procuring the export-compliant processors amid ongoing United States trade restrictions. Independent reports suggest the buyers may receive only 5 to 10 percent of the ordered volume, while Nvidia's market share in the region continues to decline.

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Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
6 differing positions reported on attribution across 10 publishers; unresolved.
  • rfi字节、阿里和腾讯
  • ltn中企
  • newtalk輝達
  • deutsche字节阿里腾讯
  • cna-tw字節阿里騰訊
  • folhaByteDance, Alibaba e Tencent
  • zerohedgeChinese Tech Giants
  • taipeitimesByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent
  • allkharkovКитайські техногіганти
  • ettoday路透
2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • newtalk中國
  • allkharkovСША
  • ettoday中國
2 differing positions reported on status across 11 publishers; unresolved.
  • rfi向英伟达订购了
  • ltn訂購
  • newtalk大減
  • deutsche抢购
  • cna-tw訂購
  • folhapedem
  • zerohedgeOrder
  • yna주문
  • taipeitimesplace
  • allkharkovзамовили
  • ettoday搶下
Wherenot resolved
First reported5 days ago
Published2026-10-21 08:54 UTC
Sources11
How this travelled.
Reports11Independent tellings9
9 independently corroborated tellings, 2 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Chinese tech firms place reported $35 billion order for Nvidia chips. 2026-10-21T08:54:01.000Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6747. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-21/bytedance-alibaba-tencent-place-over-us-35-bn-worth-of-3cee65f7

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