Ant Group’s AI-driven healthcare platform AQ has emerged as one of China’s top seven AI-native applications, and the only one focused on healthcare in this list, according to the latest QuestMobile report.
Launched as an Alipay mini-program in September 2024 and as an independent app in June 2025, Ant Group’s AQ has served 140 million users and achieved the China’s top seven AI-native applications group’s highest compound growth rate of 83.4%, underscoring the rapid rise of AI-powered health services amid China’s aging population and increasing healthcare demands.
According to the National Health Commission, by 2035, more than 400 million people in China (over 30% of the population) are expected to be aged 60 or above, up from around 270 million (19%) in 2025. By 2050, estimates suggest that the population aged 65+ could exceed 330 million, accounting for more than 20% of the total population. This demographic shift is expected to increase demand for healthcare services and digital solutions such as AQ that can support preventative care, chronic disease management, and elderly care.
Innovative AQ platform provides more than 100 AI-enabled services, including doctor recommendations, medical report interpretation, and personalized health advice.
Through this AI-driven healthcare solution, users can access digital healthcare services from over 5,000 hospitals, connect with 200,000 licensed doctors, and interact with more than 300 AI Doctor Agents, developed in collaboration with medical experts and leading hospitals across China.
AI Doctor Agents are AI-powered virtual assistants designed to support healthcare delivery by providing medical guidance, interpreting data, and assisting with routine healthcare tasks. They interpret medical reports, lab results, or home-monitoring device readings, and offer basic guidance on next steps, lifestyle adjustments, or when to seek professional care. These digital healthcare assistants extend the reach of medical professionals while improving accessibility, speed, and efficiency of healthcare services.
AQ is powered by Ant Group’s Healthcare Large Model, which draws on over a decade of medical research and integrates advanced reasoning and multimodal interaction capabilities. The model has ranked first in both HealthBenchand MedBench evaluations for medical AI performance.
The platform’s ecent feature updates focus on chronic disease management and elderly care, aiming to support long-term health needs through AI-driven tools:
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Smart Data Recognition: Users can upload blood pressure or glucose readings via photo to receive automatic analysis, alerts, and recommendations.
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AI-Powered Blood Pressure Monitoring: Developed in partnership with Yuwell, the feature enables automatic data uploads and weekly health reports, with user consent.
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Medication Reminders: Notifications help users adhere to prescribed treatment schedules.
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Family Health Sharing: A new function allows real-time sharing of medical records among family members to support ongoing care.
Ant Group stated that it continues to focus on expanding access to intelligent healthcare solutions and improving the efficiency of medical resource allocation, contributing to a more inclusive and digitally enabled healthcare ecosystem in China.
