Hardware · Updated 13 Oct, 09:37 am IST

Huawei narrows gap with Nvidia in China's AI‑chip market, IDC finds

Why it matters for readers: Helps understand why Nvidia is selling less in China and how local companies are filling the gap.

Nvidia shipped 678,000 AI accelerators in China from January through June 2026, down 44% from a year earlier.1 2
Huawei shipped 572,000 AI accelerators in the same period, giving it a 28% market share versus Nvidia's 34%.1 2
US export controls and Beijing policies promoting domestic alternatives are cited as drivers of Nvidia's reduced share and Huawei's gains.1 2
Chinese suppliers collectively expanded sales, and non‑GPU chips surpassed GPUs by volume in the market tracked by IDC.1
Other Chinese players in the IDC ranking included Alibaba's T‑Head with 7%, Cambricon 5%, Baidu's Kunlunxin 4% and Hygon 3%.2

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Nvidia's China AI-chip share falls as Huawei closes gap, report finds