JD.com CEO Xu Ran: 2025 Will Be the "Breakout Year" for AI Consumption

Glonghui January 22｜According to The Beijing News, on January 22, at a roundtable forum during the Winter Davos Annual Meeting, JD.com CEO Xu Ran pointed out that 2025 will be the "breakout year" for AI consumption. The number of "AI"-related searches on the JD.com platform is expected to increase more than a hundredfold year-on-year throughout 2025. AI is now deeply integrated into everyday scenarios such as mobile phones, wearable devices, home appliances, and home living, and is also widely applied in industries like digital human livestreaming. She stated: "We conducted a survey on consumers' interest in AI products, and the results showed that nearly 50% (46.8%) of respondents said 'products must incorporate AI capabilities.' Artificial intelligence functions have now become a mandatory feature for products."