➤ Figures of the week
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Published on Oct. 21, 2026
5 hours
DeepSeek suffered an outage lasting around five hours on October 15. The disruption left its V4-Pro and V4.1-Flash models and chat services unavailable.
Source: Nikkei Asia
235,000 AI products
The 140th Canton Fair is displaying 235,000 AI products. More than 20,000 exhibitors use industrial internet, AI and other new technologies in their businesses.
Sources: Meiri Jingji Xinwen
34%
Nvidia’s share of China’s market for data-centre AI chips fell to 34 percent in the first half of 2026, according to IDC. Huawei followed with 28 percent as domestic suppliers gained ground.
Source: : IDC
Infographic: Asia Waypoint
