Ant's Afu and Alipay's AI Payment Named Among Time's Best Inventions
On the evening of October 15, Beijing time, Time magazine announced its 2026 list of the "World's Best Inventions," featuring two selections from Ant Group: its health AI app "Ant Afu" and Alipay's AI payment service. Ant Afu is the only Chinese AI app to make this year's list, boasting 150 million users, handling nearly 20 million health consultations daily, and connecting 5,000 hospitals with 300,000 licensed doctors. Alipay's AI payment service is China's first AI-native payment solution.
Ant A Fu and Alipay AI Payment Named to Time's Best Inventions List
On the evening of October 15, Beijing time, the American magazine Time announced its 2026 "Best Inventions of the Year" list, featuring both Ant Group's health-focused AI application "Ant A Fu" and Alipay's AI Payment. Ant A Fu is the only Chinese AI application to make this year's list; last year's selection was DeepSeek.
According to publicly available data, the Ant A Fu app has 150 million users, handles nearly 20 million health-related consultations daily, and connects 5,000 hospitals with 300,000 licensed doctors. Alipay AI Payment, on the other hand, is China's first AI-native payment service.
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