Alibaba's Qwen Hits 1B Downloads, Captures 50% of Open-Source Market

A new report finds Alibaba Cloud's Qwen family of models captured over 50% of global open-source downloads as of March 2026, reaching nearly 1B cumulative downloads and solidifying Chinese dominance in open-source AI. Alibaba's Qwen Family Captures Over 50% of Global Open-Source AI Downloads A new report from the US-based newsletter Interconnects AI reveals a seismic shift in the open-source AI landscape: Alibaba Cloud's Qwen family of large language models now accounts for over 50% of all global open-source model downloads.