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Just 2,886 of Douyin's 221,900 new AI dramas reached the break-even line
Just 1.3% of the 221,900 AI dramas uploaded to Douyin in the first half of 2026 cleared the 50 million-view break-even line, according to an industry report. Viewing is concentrating in fewer hits while cities subsidise the compute behind every title.
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