The move comes with risks in a digital health sector littered with companies that scaled quickly — but struggled to turn a profit. Last June, Ant rolled out an AI health app called AQ that aggregates health data and answers general questions. China has about five million doctors, with wide disparities in training and experience. The environment is shifting to become more supportive of digital health services — and consumer behaviour has followed. Alibaba Health — an affiliate of Ant — is controlled by Alibaba, which owns a one-third stake in Ant.

Source: The Edge Markets February 11, 2026 02:48 UTC