In just 8 years, the total revenue of China's science fiction industry has stepped from "tens of billions" to "hundreds of billions", an increase of about 10 times! At the 8th China Science Fiction Conference held in Beijing on the 27th, an industry development report card attracted attention.
The popularity of a number of science fiction film and television works such as "The Wandering Earth 2" and "The Three-Body Problem" has set off a "science fiction craze" and accelerated the development of China's science fiction industry. The "2024 China Science Fiction Industry Report" released by the conference shows that in 2023, the total revenue of China's science fiction industry will be 113.29 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.1%. The science fiction industry has entered the "hundred billion era."
Wang Ting, Party Secretary and Director of the China Science Popularization Research Institute, told reporters that statistics on the revenue of the science fiction industry began in 2016, and the total revenue that year was only about 10 billion yuan. Targeting 2023, it will have increased by about 10 times in 8 years. The science fiction industry is ushering in a golden opportunity period, and most sectors are growing upward and making breakthroughs for the better.
In 2023, the revenue of the science fiction film and television industry will be 11.59 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.8%. With the development of short video platforms, the number of science fiction short and medium video creations has increased significantly, and science fiction online dramas and micro-series have increased significantly.
The science fiction game industry is the largest, with revenue of 65.19 billion yuan last year, a year-on-year increase of 15.4%. Science fiction games are spreading well overseas. The scenes and values of many games are organically integrated with the excellent traditional Chinese culture and are loved by players around the world.
The sci-fi culture and tourism industry is growing at an eye-catching rate, with annual revenue of 31.06 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 106.7%. In terms of categories, in addition to traditional parks and scenic spots, science fiction stage dramas are gradually gaining momentum. Judging from market performance, foreign-invested sci-fi amusement projects in theme parks in China have become an annual tourism hit, and a number of Sino-foreign cooperation projects have also been launched overseas.
Beijing, where this China Science Fiction Conference is held, has continued to optimize the layout of the science fiction industry chain in recent years and strengthen industry agglomeration. The city's total revenue from the science fiction industry will increase from 18.7 billion yuan in 2020 to 29.25 billion yuan in 2022, with an average annual growth rate of 25.1%. Shijingshan District, where the conference is located, has gathered more than 200 science fiction companies and institutions.
"Science fiction is a witness to the technological era and a reflection of national strength." Chen Hui, secretary-general of the China Future Research Society, said that China's scientific and technological strength and comprehensive national strength have improved significantly, laying a solid foundation for the development of the science fiction industry. People are increasingly I believe in the possibility of science fiction becoming reality in China.
