Beanbao's PR head denies rumors of layoffs and team cuts

On September 24, 2026, Beanbao's PR head Liu Xing addressed rumors of layoffs and a 50% reduction in the dialogue team, calling them false. Liu stated that the changes were part of an organizational restructuring, not layoffs. The general Session team's functions were transferred to the transaction and work teams, with 11 employees affected, three of whom left the company. Liu emphasized that the reports of '200 million users' being laid off and a 50% cut in the dialogue team were inaccurate. The restructuring was part of a broader shift in Beanbao's strategy as it faces commercialization challenges in its dialogue products. According to a report by LatePost on September 22, 2026, Zhao Qi, Beanbao's head, had led the personnel changes. Zhao, with over a decade at ByteDance, previously managed growth and advertising platforms before moving to HR and then to Beanbao. The report noted that Beanbao, with over 200 million daily active users, is among the top AI apps in China, but its dialogue products are now encountering commercialization hurdles.