# Alibaba Group Holding, ByteDance and Zhipu AI named among Time magazine's ‘10 Most Influential AI Companies of 2026’ Of the remaining seven companies on the list, six are based in the US.

*genai · news · 2026-04-29 · South China Morning Post*

## Key points

- Time magazine introduced an AI-specific sub-list under its Time100 Most Influential Companies ranking in 2026.
- Alibaba's Qwen family of AI models surpassed 1 billion downloads and is used by companies like Airbnb.
- Zhipu AI and Alibaba emphasize open-source models, while ByteDance focuses on consumer-facing AI applications.
- Mistral AI is the only non-US, non-Chinese company on the 2026 'most influential AI' list.

**Companies:** Alibaba Group Holding, ByteDance, OpenAI, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Zhipu AI, Mistral AI
**Countries:** China, United States, France

[Read the full story on South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351823/chinas-alibaba-bytedance-and-zhipu-ai-make-cut-times-first-ai-list)

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