2026 China Science Fiction Industry Report Released, "AI Content" Quite High

On the morning of March 27, the 2026 China Science Fiction Convention opened at the Shougang Park’s No. 4 Blast Furnace, where the “2026 China Science Fiction Industry Report” was released, covering five core industries: science fiction reading, science fiction film and television, science fiction games, science fiction derivatives, and science fiction cultural tourism, focusing on analyzing the annual development characteristics and future trends of China’s science fiction industry.

In 2025, the total revenue of China’s science fiction industry reached 126.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.7%, breaking the 100 billion yuan mark for three consecutive years.

Among them, the science fiction reading industry achieved a total revenue of 5.19 billion yuan for the year, marking eight consecutive years of growth. The digital reading scale reached 3.73 billion yuan, with science fiction online literature becoming the core growth driver; the science fiction film and television industry achieved a total revenue of 8.16 billion yuan for the year, a year-on-year increase of 21.6%, with AIGC short and medium videos rapidly rising; the game industry achieved a total revenue of 77.91 billion yuan for the year, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%, with mobile games dominating; the science fiction derivatives industry achieved a total revenue of 7.07 billion yuan for the year, a year-on-year increase of 179.4%. Original IP is the core driving force of the market, and new format products such as AI trendy toys inject new vitality into the market; the science fiction cultural tourism industry achieved a total revenue of 27.77 billion yuan for the year, a year-on-year increase of 13.8%, with theme parks contributing core revenue and locally produced amusement projects continuing to increase.

It is noteworthy that in terms of science fiction technology equipment, the total revenue for the year reached 24.74 billion yuan, forming a cross-industry application pattern centered on digital content production technology, led by AI, and characterized by immersive experiences.