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ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent place over US$35 billion worth of Nvidia chip orders
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Fusion42 · 20 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Chinese tech giants ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have collectively ordered over US$35 billion worth of Nvidia's RTX PRO 5500 workstation chips, reflecting strong demand for Nvidia hardware despite US export restrictions limiting access to Nvidia's most advanced AI data-centre chips. Nvidia faces supply constraints as production capacity shifts towards next-generation platforms prioritised for other markets.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors, and 11 sources have reported it between 20 Oct 2026 and 21 Oct 2026.
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Nvidia's limited supply of compliant chips opens an urgent gap for founders building AI inference hardware in China to capitalise on demand unmet by US suppliers. Your chance to supply alternatives or adjacent tech is now, while Nvidia switches focus to other chip lines.
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11 sources · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · latest 21 Oct 2026
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