Maimai Report: AI Job Postings Up Nearly 8x, ByteDance Most Coveted AI Employer

The headline number understates the structural shift: AI roles approaching a third of all new-economy postings means hiring demand is no longer a niche segment but a core driver of white-collar recruitment. ByteDance's top ranking reflects how consumer-scale product deployment, not pure research prestige, now defines the most sought-after employer in China's AI talent market. The open question is whether this concentration of candidate preference around a handful of platform giants persists as smaller AI firms scale.