ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming: The keyword for the company in 2026 is "courage to climb peaks", and it will continue to increase talent density and enhance incentives.

Today, the official account of ByteDance "Byte Style" disclosed some contents of the company's first all-staff meeting for 2026. CEO Zhang Yiming stated at the meeting that ByteDance has set "Climbing the Peak" as the keyword for 2026. "There are many important opportunities in the AI era, and we should pursue the most important ones, and climb the highest peak," Zhang Yiming said. He also made it clear that for ByteDance, the "peak" in the short term is the Douyin/Douyin Assistant application. In addition, he mentioned that climbing the peak requires increasing the density of talent and enhancing incentives for talent. ByteDance will continue to increase investment in talent, ensuring that compensation and incentives are ahead of the industry's leading level in all global markets.