China's Above-Designated-Size Cultural Enterprises Post H1 2026 Revenue of RMB 7.20 Trillion, Up 4.6%
In the first half of 2026, China's above-designated-size cultural and related enterprises reported revenue of RMB 7.2026 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 4.6% on a comparable basis. Revenue from 16 sub-sectors with distinct cultural new business forms reached RMB 3.5239 trillion, up 9.6%, outpacing the overall growth by 5.0 percentage points. However, total profit fell 7.5% to RMB 574.7 billion, with an operating profit margin of 7.98%, down 1.04 percentage points from a year earlier.
In the first half of 2026, China's above-designated-size cultural and related enterprises achieved total revenue of RMB 7.2026 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 4.6% on a comparable basis compared with the same period in 2025. The 16 sub-sectors with distinct cultural new business forms generated revenue of RMB 3.5239 trillion, up 9.6% year on year, 5.0 percentage points faster than the overall growth of all above-designated-size cultural enterprises.
By industry type, cultural manufacturing achieved revenue of RMB 1.7851 trillion, down 0.4% year on year; cultural wholesale and retail reached RMB 1.094 trillion, down 0.1%; and cultural services posted RMB 4.3235 trillion, up 8.1%. By field, the core cultural sector generated revenue of RMB 5.0472 trillion, up 5.5% year on year, while the related cultural sector contributed RMB 2.1554 trillion, up 2.5%.
By sector, news and information services achieved revenue of RMB 1.0958 trillion, up 9.2% year on year; content creation and production RMB 1.683 trillion, up 4.4%; creative design services RMB 1.3987 trillion, up 9.2%; cultural distribution channels RMB 751.2 billion, down 3.2%; cultural investment and operations RMB 25.3 billion, up 10.0%; cultural entertainment and leisure services RMB 93.3 billion, up 3.3%; cultural auxiliary production and intermediary services RMB 765.3 billion, up 4.1%; cultural equipment manufacturing RMB 322.6 billion, up 6.2%; and cultural consumer terminal production RMB 1.0675 trillion, up 0.4%.
By region, cultural enterprises in the eastern region achieved revenue of RMB 5.8661 trillion, up 5.1% year on year; the central region RMB 750.1 billion, up 1.0%; the western region RMB 534.2 billion, up 4.7%; and the northeastern region RMB 52.3 billion, down 6.3%.
In the first half, cultural enterprises realized total profit of RMB 574.7 billion, down 7.5% year on year, with an operating profit margin of 7.98%, down 1.04 percentage points from the same period in 2025. At the end of the first half, total assets of cultural enterprises stood at RMB 23.2991 trillion, up 6.4% year on year, and revenue per 100 yuan of assets was RMB 62.3, down RMB 1.6 from a year earlier.