On September 23, we learned from Stripe, a global online payment service provider in the US, that in 2025, the total amount of payments it processed reached 1.9 trillion US dollars, an increase of 34% over the previous year, accounting for about 1.6% of global GDP. In the Chinese market, the total cross-border payments volume of Stripe customers in Greater China increased by about 48% between 2024 and 2025, and the number of startups using Stripe in Greater China increased by about 30% during the same period. Its users include OpenAI, Anthropic, Dark Side of the Moon, MiniMax, Lucky, Manus, etc. Judging from the customer structure, Chinese companies still use the European and American markets as their main destinations when going overseas. According to Stripe data, the top three global target markets for corporate customers in Greater China are the US, Germany, and France in that order; in addition to North America and the European Union, Brazil is the fastest growing market for Chinese corporate customers. Stripe also revealed that Chinese companies are becoming an important source of growth for its global customers, especially AI companies. Currently, about 14% of Stripe's top 100 AI companies come from Greater China; AI companies headquartered in China are growing at a higher rate of payments on Stripe than the average of their global AI users. Furthermore, from July 2025 to July 2026, the number of companies in Greater China running subscription business through Stripe increased by more than 60%.

On September 23, we learned from Stripe, a global online payment service provider in the US, that in 2025, the total amount of payments it processed reached 1.9 trillion US dollars, an increase of 34% over the previous year, accounting for about 1.6% of global GDP. In the Chinese market, the total cross-border payments volume of Stripe customers in Greater China increased by about 48% between 2024 and 2025, and the number of startups using Stripe in Greater China increased by about 30% during the same period. Its users include OpenAI, Anthropic, Dark Side of the Moon, MiniMax, Lucky, Manus, etc. Judging from the customer structure, Chinese companies still use the European and American markets as their main destinations when going overseas. According to Stripe data, the top three global target markets for corporate customers in Greater China are the US, Germany, and France in that order; in addition to North America and the European Union, Brazil is the fastest growing market for Chinese corporate customers. Stripe also revealed that Chinese companies are becoming an important source of growth for its global customers, especially AI companies. Currently, about 14% of Stripe's top 100 AI companies come from Greater China; AI companies headquartered in China are growing at a higher rate of payments on Stripe than the average of their global AI users. Furthermore, from July 2025 to July 2026, the number of companies in Greater China running subscription business through Stripe increased by more than 60%.