According to a Wednesday Bloomberg report, Chinese AI developers expect to receive only about 1% of the Nvidia processors they have ordered over the next four months. Alibaba (BABA), Tencent (TCEHY), ByteDance and other AI and cloud companies have collectively ordered about 6 million RTX Pro 5500 chips, yet expect deliveries of only tens of thousands of units in that period. The gap comes as Nvidia works to expand production while demand for its AI products outpaces available capacity, which may complicate Chinese developers' plans to add computing resources. The figures reflect buyers' expectations, not a confirmed shipment schedule from Nvidia, and cover only the next four months.
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| Market | US stocks |
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