Core Insights - The "China Internet Development Report (2025)" outlines the achievements and future prospects of China's internet industry, focusing on infrastructure, technological innovation, industry applications, and governance [1][8]. Infrastructure Development - The 5G network has achieved deep coverage, with a total of 4.486 million base stations by May 2025, an increase of 235,000 from the previous year, accounting for 35.3% of mobile base stations [16]. - The total length of optical cables reached 72.88 million kilometers, with a year-on-year growth of 13.31% [16]. - The backbone network bandwidth exceeded 1300 Tbps, with international communication capacity continuously improving [17]. Technological Innovation and Industry Applications - The artificial intelligence industry is nearing a scale of 600 billion yuan, with Chinese companies accounting for 15% of the global total [2]. - The core industry scale of the Internet of Things (IoT) reached 27.7 trillion yuan, with mobile IoT terminal users numbering 2.78 billion [2]. - Over 340 industrial internet platforms are operational, connecting more than 100 million devices, significantly empowering traditional industries [2]. Digital Application Scenarios - The online retail sales of physical goods reached approximately 13.08 trillion yuan in 2024, with a growth rate of 6.5% [3]. - The cross-border payment amount in RMB reached 64.1 trillion yuan in 2024, showing a year-on-year increase of 23% [3][28]. - The number of users in the online audio-visual sector reached 1.091 billion, with the micro-short drama market surpassing the box office of mainland films for the first time [3]. Future Outlook - The report anticipates that digital technology innovation will accelerate the cultivation of new productive forces, with data elements empowering industrial transformation and upgrading [3][11]. - A new governance system combining technology and management is expected to form, leading the internet industry towards efficiency, security, and intelligence [3].
中国互联网协会：中国互联网发展报告（2025）
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2026-01-07 02:28