Sci-fi industry steadily gains momentum

The comprehensive report explores five core sectors — sci-fi literature, film and television, gaming, derivatives, and cultural tourism. It delves into development trends and future trajectories of the Chinese sci-fi industry each year.

The report highlights the sci-fi reading sector's steady growth from 2017 to 2024, with a 10.7 percent year-on-year revenue increase in 2024 totaling 3.51 billion yuan. Notably, the contribution of new sci-fi titles surged, while digital and audio works accelerated development.

In 2024, the sci-fi film and television industry recorded a total revenue of 6.71 billion yuan. Despite a dip in science fiction box office earnings, micro-short films and short videos in the genre gained momentum, and the stature of sci-fi film festivals rose steadily.