BEIJING (XINHUA) – The total revenue of China’s science fiction industry in 2024 amounted to CNY108.96 billion, according to a report released by China Science Fiction Research Center.
Notable originality was evident in the literature, derivative products and themed tourism sectors, said the centre at the China Science Fiction Convention 2025.
The report covered five core sectors of the sci-fi industry – literature, films and TV shows, video games, derivative products and themed tourism – highlighting the annual development trends and future trajectories of China’s sci-fi industry.
It indicated that sci-fi literature has maintained a growth trend from 2017 to 2024.
In 2024, the total revenue of this section reached CNY3.51 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 10.7 per cent.
In 2024, the total revenue of sci-fi films and TV shows reached CNY6.71 billion, with micro series and mid-to-short videos showing strong growth.
Sci-fi video games earned a total revenue of CNY71.81 billion in 2024, with a significant improvement in production quality, according to the report.
The total revenue of the derivative products recorded CNY2.53 billion last year, with a year on-year increase of 11 per cent.
Themed tourism generated CNY24.4 billion in 2024, with domestic sci-fi theme parks seeing an increased revenue proportion compared to the previous year.
The report noted that China’s sci-fi industry has become an important growth point in the global landscape.
