Huawei’s Ascend has surpassed Nvidia in China market share, Eric Xu claims

Huawei’s account of Ascend market share

In a Q&A-style release, Xu said Huawei's Ascend neural processing units had exceeded Nvidia in Chinese market share. He acknowledged that Huawei's chips may be less advanced, while emphasizing assured supply. Xu also said Huawei prioritizes Chinese customers and does not plan a fully fledged international expansion.

The available report provides no independently verified, comparable earlier market-share figures for Ascend and Nvidia in China.

Huawei rotating chairman Eric Xu claims Ascend has moved ahead of Nvidia in Chinese market share; the underlying market-share data have not been independently verified.

Independent share figures remain unestablished

If accurate, the claim would indicate that Huawei's domestic AI accelerators have taken a larger share of China's market than Nvidia. The report does not independently establish the size of either company's share.