National Bureau of Statistics: The revenue of cultural enterprises increased steadily in the first three quarters

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on October 30, Pan Xuhua, statistician of the Department of Social Science and Literature of the National Bureau of Statistics, interpreted data on enterprises in cultural and related industries on a national scale for the first three quarters of 2026. In the first three quarters, departments in all regions earnestly implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, improved the cultural industry system and market system, implemented active cultural and economic policies, continuously promoted innovation in the cultural industry, focused on enriching the supply of cultural products and services. The cultural market was prosperous and active, the revenue of cultural enterprises maintained steady growth, and the new cultural industry continued to play a leading role. The operating income of cultural enterprises above scale has continued to expand steadily. In the first three quarters, enterprises in cultural and related industries on a national scale achieved revenue of 10821 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3% over the previous year.

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The revenue of cultural enterprises grew steadily in the first three quarters

——Pan Xuhua, statistician of the Department of Social Science and Literature of the National Bureau of Statistics, interprets data on cultural and related industry enterprises above the national scale for the first three quarters of 2026

In the first three quarters, departments in all regions earnestly implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, improved the cultural industry system and market system, implemented active cultural economic policies, continuously promoted innovation in the cultural industry, focused on enriching the supply of cultural products and services. The cultural market was prosperous and active, the revenue of cultural enterprises maintained steady growth, and the new cultural industry continued to play a leading role.

The operating income of cultural enterprises above scale has continued to expand steadily. In the first three quarters, enterprises in cultural and related industries above the national scale (hereinafter referred to as “cultural enterprises”) achieved revenue of 10821 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3% over the previous year. By sector, the core cultural sector achieved revenue of 7504.2 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1% over the previous year. Among them, revenue in three major industries, including cultural investment and operation, creative design services, and news and information services, achieved relatively rapid growth, with growth rates of 11.7%, 8.8%, and 7.3%, respectively.

The leading and driving role of the new cultural business format industry is prominent. In the first three quarters, 16 industry categories with obvious characteristics of the new cultural business format achieved revenue of 538.2.7 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9% over the previous year, which is 4.6 percentage points faster than cultural enterprises above scale. The contribution rate of the new cultural business industry to the revenue growth of cultural enterprises above scale is 98.9%, and the development momentum of the new cultural business industry continues to unleash. Among them, digital publishing, copyright and cultural software services, Internet advertising services, manufacturing of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles for entertainment, and manufacturing of wearable intelligent cultural equipment achieved double-digit growth, with growth rates of 37.5%, 29.3%, 14.6%, 13.2%, and 12.0%, respectively.

The development of the cultural services industry continues to improve. In the first three quarters, the cultural service industry achieved revenue of 6569.7 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3% over the previous year, which is 3.0 percentage points faster than large-scale cultural enterprises. The revenue of cultural service enterprises accounted for 60.7% of cultural enterprises above scale, an increase of 1.7 percentage points over the previous year. Among them, the revenue of subindustries such as cultural investment, asset management, and cultural activity services grew rapidly, with growth rates of 23.5% and 15.3%, respectively.

This article was edited by the National Bureau of Statistics, Zhitong Finance Editor: Chen Wenfang.