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

On the morning of March 27, the 2026 China Science Fiction Conference opened at the Shougang Park’s Fourth Blast Furnace, where the “2026 China Science Fiction Industry Report” was released. This report covers five core industries: science fiction reading, science fiction film and television, science fiction games, science fiction derivatives, and science fiction cultural tourism, with a focus on analyzing the annual development characteristics and future trends of the Chinese science fiction industry.

In 2025, the total revenue of the Chinese 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 generated total revenue of 5.19 billion yuan, achieving growth for eight consecutive years. The digital reading scale reached 3.73 billion yuan, with science fiction online literature becoming a core growth driver; the science fiction film and television industry generated total revenue of 8.16 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.6%, with AIGC short and mid-length videos rapidly rising; the gaming industry generated total revenue of 77.91 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%, with mobile games dominating; the science fiction derivatives industry generated total revenue of 7.07 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 179.4%. Original IP is the core driving force of the market, and new forms of products such as AI toys inject new vitality into the market; the science fiction cultural tourism industry generated total revenue of 27.77 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.8%, with theme parks contributing core revenue and locally produced amusement projects continuing to increase.

It is worth noting that in terms of science fiction technology and equipment, total revenue reached 24.74 billion yuan for the year, with a cross-industry application pattern formed, characterized by digital content production technology as the main body, AI as the leader, and immersive experiences as a feature.